R. Palme Dutt

R. Palme Dutt
Palme Dutt, 1943.
4th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain
In office October 1939 – June 1941
Preceded by	Harry Pollitt
Succeeded by	Harry Pollitt
Personal details
Born	Rajani Palme Dutt 19 June 1896 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	20 December 1974(1974-12-20) (aged 78) Highgate, London
Political party	Communist (CPGB)
Spouse	Salme Anette Murrik ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1964)​
Parents	Upendra Dutt (father) Anna Palme (mother)
Relatives	Olof Palme (first-cousin, once removed)
Education	The Perse School
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Occupation	Editor of Workers' Weekly

Rajani Palme Dutt (19 June 1896 – 20 December 1974), generally known as R. Palme Dutt, was a leading journalist and theoretician in the Communist Party of Great Britain, and briefly served as its fourth general secretary during World War II from October 1939 to June 1941. His classic book India Today heralded the Marxist approach in Indian historiography.^[1]