Romesh Chandra (30 March 1919 – 4 July 2016) was a leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI). He took part in the Indian independence struggle as student leader of CPI after joining it in 1939. He held various posts within the party. He became president of the World Peace Council in 1977.
In Lahore, Chandra was chairman of a students' union from 1934 to 1941. He joined the Communist Party of India in 1939, taking part in India's freedom struggle and became the member of the Central Committee of the CPI by 1952.[3] Later he rose to the National Council in 1958 and entered the Central Executive Committee. He was member of the Central Secretariat of the National Council from 1963 to 1967. Chandra also edited the party publication New Age from 1963 to 1966.[2]
Chandra was married and had a son, Firoze Chandra. The couple divorced, and his ex-wife died in 2015. Around 3 p.m. IST on 4 July 2016, Chandra died in Mumbai of old age at the age of 97.[5]
Trahair, Richard C.S.; et al. (2013), "World Peace Council", Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations, Enigma Books, p. 429, ISBN9781936274260.
Windmiller, Marshall; et al. (1959), Communism in India, Berkeley: University of California Press.