Prashant Bose Explained

Prashant Bose
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:Kishan, Kajal and Mahesh
Organization:Communist party of India
Spouse:Sheela Marandi
Criminal Charge:left wing Insurgency, Murder, Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Penalty:Jailed

Prashant Bose, commonly known by his nom de guerre Kishan or Kishan da is an Indian politician who is a senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist).[1] He has previously used Nirbhay Mukherjee, Kajal, Kishan-da and Mahesh as aliases. Kishan, the former MCCI chief is now No. 2 in the CPI (Maoist).[2] He is in charge of Bihar and Jharkhand[3] and heading the Party's Eastern Regional Bureau.[4] And this Bengali Maoist leader, 74 in age[5] is also a known intellectual of the party. He joined in Naxalite movements as a trade union activist in 1967 and continued to play a key role in Left-wing politics in India.[6] In September 2004, Maoist Communist Centre of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War had merged to form CPI (Maoist). The agreement had been signed between Kishan, General Secretary, Central Committee of Maoist Communist Centre of India and Ganapathy, General Secretary Central Committee, CPI (M-L People's War).[7] Bose hails from Jadavpur, Kolkata. His wife Sheela Marandi,[8] another central committee member of CPI (Maoist) was imprisoned from 2006 to 2016.[9] Bose and his wife has been arrested by Jharkhand police on 12 November 2021.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Why Rao prefers to be known as Kishenji . The Times of India . 18 April 2010 . 23 August 2019.
  2. Web site: SPRING THUNDER. Tahelka.com. 19 March 2005. 1 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120908025456/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main11.asp?filename=Ne031905SPRING.asp. 8 September 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Ghandy confirms Nepal link, made 4 trips, met top Maoist leaders. Expressindia.com. 31 January 2010. 1 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100203082540/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Ghandy-confirms-Nepal-link-made-4-trips-met-top-Maoist-leaders/573620/. 3 February 2010. dead.
  4. Web site: Red Rot . Satp.org SOUTH ASIA INTELLIGENCE REVIEW Volume.9, No.5. 8 September 2010 . 1 November 2010.
  5. Web site: CD revealing deadly Naxalite tactics seized . https://archive.today/20130125053708/http://www.hindustantimes.com/CD-revealing-deadly-Naxalite-tactics-seized/Article1-467765.aspx. dead. 25 January 2013. Hindustantimes.com . 22 October 2009 . 1 November 2010.
  6. Web site: Maoist Prashanta Bose: The Last of the First-Generation Naxals . 26 May 2023 . The Wire.
  7. Web site: Maoists to Start Helpline From September 21. https://archive.today/20130131001119/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?694132. dead. 31 January 2013. News.outlookindia.com. 20 September 2010. 1 November 2010.
  8. Web site: সংস্থা. সংবাদ. Maoist Leader Arrested: ঝাড়খণ্ড পুলিশের হাতে গ্রেফতার শীর্ষ মাওবাদী নেতা কিসানদা, ধৃত তাঁর স্ত্রী শীলাও. 12 November 2021. www.anandabazar.com. bn.
  9. Web site: Top leader's arrest a big blow to Maoist movement. https://web.archive.org/web/20071220095101/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/19/stories/2007121956421300.htm. dead. 20 December 2007. 19 December 2007 . The Hindu. 1 November 2010.
  10. Web site: 12 November 2021. Top Maoists leaders Prashanth Bose and his wife Sheela Marandi arrested in Jharkhand. 12 November 2021. Telangana Today. en-US.
  11. Web site: 12 November 2021. Top Maoist leaders Prashanth Bose and his wife Sheela Marandi arrested in Jharkhand. 12 November 2021. Deccan News. en-US.

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