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Brinda Karat
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha
In office 2005-2011
Constituency
West Bengal
Personal details
Born
Brinda Das
(1947-10-17) 17 October 1947 (age 76) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse
Prakash Karat
(m. 1975)
Relations
Radhika 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]
^"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.
^Sharma, Ashish (11 August 2007). "Interview, livemint". Mint. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^Cite error: The named reference Frontline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Author profile, threeessays". Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
^New woman on top December 2004
^The 7th National Conference of AIDWA, Frontline, Dec. 04 – 17, 2004[usurped]
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suffering". Vice. 6 May 2014. "Implement Sachar Committee Recommendations" by BrindaKarat & MD Salim "Sachar Committee — Conspiracy to Divide the Nation?" by Rakesh...
journey". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 April 2015. "National : Yechury, BrindaKarat take oath". The Hindu. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on...
November 2014. Joshi, Sandeep (7 August 2009). "Sugar scam brewing, says BrindaKarat". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 10 August...
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order to halt the demolition "immediately" were necessary. CPI(M)'s BrindaKarat took a copy of the order, rushed to the demolition site, and stood in...
” The prominent Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo member BrindaKarat has stated that "Police officers here were transferred over the death...
Aam Aadmi Party conducted "foot marches" in all the wards of Delhi. BrindaKarat, an Indian politician, has claimed that BJP aims to vilify Muslims through...
high. The incident was also captured in an Amul Butter Girl cartoon. BrindaKarat, a politician and activist, said that the parents had sent the wrong...
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Unions CITU, affiliated with the Communist Party of India Marxist CPI(M). BrindaKarat, a senior figure in the CPI(M), took up the cause of the dismissed employees...
implicated several workers in exaggerated police cases. Also in May 2005, BrindaKarat, a CPI(M) leader, visited the site to show solidarity with the workers...
and that the Parliament will also step in to repeal this archaic law. BrindaKarat of the Communist Party said the SC order was retrograde and that criminalising...
control over their reproductive rights. Medha Patkar, Madhu Kishwar, and BrindaKarat are feminist social workers and politicians who advocate for women's...
Abbas Naqvi accused INC of shirking responsibility for its failure. BrindaKarat of the Communist Party of India blamed Congress for repeatedly making...
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