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P Viswambharan  (1925 June 25 — 2016 December 09) Photo courtesy of P Viswambharan.blogspot.in THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Freedom fighter and veteran Socialist P Viswambharan passed away on Friday December 09, 2016. He was 91. Viswambharan, who had been ailing for the past three months, died at his residence at Vellar near Kovalam. He was a bachelor. The funeral was held with state honours at 4.30 pm on Saturday on his house premises. Viswambharan, a former MLA and MP, will be remembered for his ideological commitment and simple life. He was the first convener of Left Democratic Front (LDF) when it was founded in the year 1973. Born as the son of Padmanabhan and Chellamma of Charuvila house, Vellar, Kovalam, on June 25, 1925, Viswambharan had his school education from LP School, Pachalloor, Venganoor English Middle School and SMV School, Thiruvananthapuram. He graduated in History and Economics. Then he joined the Govt Law College, but couldn't complete legal education as he had...

'Gandhi of Piro' Ram Iqbal Warsi passes away at Patna, cremated with state honours at Warsi village of Bhojpur district. ‘Gandhi of Piro’ Ram Iqbal Barsi (1922 – 10 October 2016) Photo courtesy of Gopal Rathi Veteran socialist leader and freedom fighter Ram Iqbal Warsi (राम इकबाल वारसी) died on Monday October 10, 2016 after a prolonged illness. He was 94. Warsi breathed his last at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS) in Patna at around 3.30 AM, his son Shiv jee Singh told PTI. Warsi was not keeping well for the past several days and had been admitted to IGIMS in Patna. News of his death made leaders, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary, rush to the hospital. The socialist leader, a native of Warsi village in Tarari block of Bihars Bhojpur district, was Sanghata Socialist Party (Samyukta Socialist Party) MLA from Piro from 1969-72. T...

Chitta Dey चित्त डे 1928-2015 (Image: Aby John Vannilam,  Mavelirajyam, CC-BY-SA-2.5-IN) Jalpaiguri (North Bengal): Chitta Dey, Special invitee of the national executive of the Samajwadi Jana Parishad and the convener of the Coordination Committee of Tea Plantation Workers, an apex body of 18 tea trade unions, passed away at Jalpaiguri , West Bengal on Monday, December 28, 2015. The 87-year-old had a cardiac arrest and died at home. Known for his simple lifestyle, Dey was one of the frontline union leaders to participate in important meetings on the industry. Our dear Chitta Dey passed away. JoshyJacob , National President, Samajwadi Janaparishad Dec 28, 2015 Comrade Chitta Dey (86) the senior leader and member of the national executive committee of Samajwadi Jana Parishad bodily left us today morning 3 o'clock at Jalpaiguri , West Bengal. He was leading the trade union of the workers of tea gardens of north Bengal. He was a senior leader of the H M S the central trade u...