Ananda Puraskar
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2018) Winner
Santosh Rana
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Santosh Rana
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Gopiballavpur, West Bengal, India
- Died
- 2019-06-29 （Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India） age 76
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Gopiballavpur (birthplace) → Kolkata (later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- politician, writer, activist
- Active Years
- 1960-2019
- Affiliations
- PCC-CPI(ML) (Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)), CPI(ML) (Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist))
- Memberships
- Member, PCC-CPI(ML) (Central Committee)
- Influenced By
- Charu Majumdar, Satyanarayan Singh
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidency College, Kolkata | — | — | — | — | India |
| University of Calcutta (Rajabazar Science College; enrolled in PhD program) | — | Department of Physics | — | — | India |
Presidency College, Kolkata
Country:
India
Undergraduate study completed (details unknown)
University of Calcutta (Rajabazar Science College; enrolled in PhD program)
Department of Physics
Country:
India
Was preparing for a PhD in physics but left the program unfinished to join political activism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ananda Puraskar | Rajnitir Ek Jibon | — | Anandabazar Patrika | 受賞 |
Ananda Puraskar
2018
Work:
Rajnitir Ek Jibon
Organization:
Anandabazar Patrika
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rajnitir Ek Jibon
2018 Non-fiction / Political memoirAn autobiographical political memoir recounting Rana's activism from the 1960s and 1970s, including agrarian struggles, involvement with the Naxalite movement, party reorganizations, and his later political positions. Discusses land struggles, armed actions, and the shift to electoral participation.
land struggleclass conflictrevolution and its critiquepolitical reorganisation
Bibliography
- Rajnitir Ek Jibon
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- autobiographical and candid narrationpolitical and critical tone
- Recurring Motifs
- land and peasantryarmed struggle and its ethicsclass antagonism
Legacy
Santosh Rana was a key figure in agrarian and Naxalite movements in India, particularly West Bengal, from the 1960s onward. He later participated in electoral politics as a leftist politician and received recognition as an author for his memoirs. He remains a controversial but influential figure in political history.
Quotes
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"During my time, a mass of about 15,000 to 20,000 people, armed with lathis, stormed into the houses of the landlords who possessed firearms, and seized the arms. That was a big blow for the landlords ... This was not violence, it was people's revolt."
Source: Interview (Seminar magazine, 2010) (2010)
Trivia
- He had been preparing for a PhD in physics at University of Calcutta (Rajabazar Science College) but left it unfinished.
- Elected as an independent MLA from Gopiballavpur in 1977 (in office 1977–1982).
- Spouse: Jayarsri (divorced); one child.
- Won the Ananda Puraskar in 2018 for his book 'Rajnitir Ek Jibon'.