R. Palme Dutt

Rajani Palme Dutt (19 June 1896 – 20 December 1974), generally known as R. Palme Dutt, was a leading British journalist and theoretician in the Communist Party of Great Britain. Nearing the end of the British Civil War he served as the President of the Workers' Provisional Government of Britain from December 1, 1931 until April 23, 1932. During his exile he served as president of the government in exile from 1932 to 1945.His classic book India Today heralded the Marxist approach in Indian historiography.

Early life
Rajani Palme Dutt was born 19 June 1896 on Mill Road in Cambridge, England. His father was Dr. Upendra Dutt, an Indian surgeon. His mother, Anna Palme, was from Sweden. His sister, Elna Palme Dutt, would later become a statistician who served on the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He, alongside his older brother Clemens Palme Dutt, were founding members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

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Political Career
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Exile
Following the end of the Civil War, Dutt fled first to France, and later to Soviet Russia.

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Death
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