Brinda Karat

Brinda Karat
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Assumed office
2005
Member of ParliamentRajya Sabha
In office
2005-2011
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Personal details
Born
Brinda Das

(1947-10-17) 17 October 1947 (age 76)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse
(m. 1975)
RelationsRadhika Roy (sister)
Prannoy Roy (brother-in-law)
Vijay Prashad (nephew)
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Brinda Karat (née Das; born 17 October 1947)[1][2] is an Indian marxist politician, and former member of Rajya Sabha as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) member, from 11 April 2005 to 2011 for West Bengal.

In 2005, she became the first woman member of the CPI(M) Politburo.[3] She has also been the general secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) from 1993 to 2004,[4][5] and thereafter its vice-president.[6]

  1. ^ "B'day Special: Brinda Karat " from 'air-hostess' to first female member of CPM Polit Bureau". India TV News. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ Sharma, Ashish (11 August 2007). "Interview, livemint". Mint. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frontline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Author profile, threeessays". Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  5. ^ New woman on top December 2004
  6. ^ The 7th National Conference of AIDWA, Frontline, Dec. 04 – 17, 2004[usurped]

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