Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande

Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande (1929 [1] – 19 September 2020)[2] was an Indian politician of the United Communist Party of India. She was associated with All India Communist Party during 1980 to 1987 and with Communist Party of India earlier, with her husband, Bani Deshpande.

Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande
Former Member of parliament
In office
1973–1977
Preceded byRamchandra Dhondiba Bhandare
Succeeded byAhilya Rangnekar
ConstituencyBombay Central
Personal details
Born1929
Bombay Presidency, British India
Died19 September 2020(2020-09-19) (aged 90–91)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Political partyCommunist Party of India
Spouse(s)Bani Deshpande
ChildrenOne Son, One Daughter
FatherS.A. Dange

She was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha from Bombay Central constituency as a CPI candidate.[3]

Deshpande took part in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (the movement for the creation of the state of Maharashtra) and the Goa liberation struggle as a member of the All India Students Federation.

She was the daughter of Shripad Amrit Dange, a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of the Indian trade union movement. She wrote the first biography on her father.[1]

References
  1. Tare, Kiran (7 May 2011). "Netaji's Friend in Deed". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/19/communist-veteran-roza-deshpande-passes-away-at-91-2199155.html
  3. "Fifth Lok Sabha - State wise Details - Maharashtra". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 7 December 2015.


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