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{{Short description|Former General secretary of the Communist party of India}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan
| image = Bardan.JPG
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|9|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Barisal]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|1|2|1924|9|24|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Delhi]], India
| office = [[General Secretary]] of [[Communist Party of India]]
| term_start = 1996
| term_end = 2012
| predecessor = [[Indrajit Gupta]]
| successor = [[Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 1957
| term_end1 = 1962
| predecessor1 = Post established
|successor1 = Sushila Balraj
| constituency1 = [[Nagpur West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Padma
| party = [[Communist Party of India]]
| alma_mater = [[Nagpur University]]
| profession = [[Politician]], [[social worker]]
| website =
}}
'''Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan''' (24 September 1924 – 2 January 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.communistparty.in/2015/12/the-revolutionary-life-of-comrade-b.html |title=Communist Party of India (CPI): The revolutionary life of Comrade A. B. Bardhan |website=Communistparty.in |date= |accessdate=2016-01-02}}</ref> or '''A. B. Bardhan''', was a freedom fighter, trade union leader and the former [[general secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), one of the oldest political parties in India.

==Early life==

Bardhan was born in [[Barisal]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) on 24 September 1924. He embraced Communism at the age of 15 after he moved to [[Nagpur]].<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/veteran-cpi-leader-a-b-bardhan-passes-away/|title=CPI veteran Bardhan passes away: He embraced Communism at 15, remained committed till end|date=3 January 2016|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> He joined the [[All India Students Federation]] at the [[Nagpur University]] in 1940.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/> He joined the [[Communist Party of India]] (which was then banned), the same year. He served as the President of the Nagpur University Students' Union. He became a full-time student organizer, while continuing his studies, and in 1945 he was elected the Secretary of AISF. Bardhan held a postgraduate degree in economics and a degree in law.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>

==Trade unionism and politics==

Bardhan worked with workers ranging from various sectors like textile, electricity, railways, defence etc. He contested several elections from [[Nagpur]] but was elected only once to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1957 as an independent candidate.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/> He was also instrumental in the integration of [[Maharashtra]] that led to its creation on May 1, 1960.

Bardhan entered national politics and moved to Delhi.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/> He became the General Secretary of the [[All India Trade Union Congress]] in 1994 and became the Deputy General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1995.

When [[Indrajit Gupta]] joined the [[United Front (India)|United Front]] government as the [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)]], Bardhan succeeded him as the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] following Gupta's resignation from the post of party's General Secretary. Bardhan served as the party's General Secretary from 1996 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/veteran-cpi-leader-ab-bardhan-passes-away/article8058830.ece?homepage=true|title=CPI leader A.B. Bardhan dead|author=National Bureau|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

He is remembered for the campaign he initiated in response to [[Lal Krishna Advani]]’s ''Rath Yatra''.<ref>http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/01/a-b-bardhan-in-raam-ke-naam/</ref><ref name="india.com">http://www.india.com/news/india/a-b-bardhan-dead-saluting-the-comrade-who-challenged-bjp-and-sangh-parivars-communal-agenda-831041/</ref> Bardhan always supported the cause of a secular India.<ref name="india.com"/>

Bardhan played a key role in the formation of the [[United Progressive Alliance]] government which was supported by the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name="indianexpress.com"/> Bardhan was also among those who supported the candidature of [[Pratibha Patil]], then [[Governor of Rajasthan]], to the coveted post of the [[President of India]].<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>

==Personal life==

Bardhan married Padma, who was a teacher in Saraswati Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School, Shankar Nagar, Nagpur. They got a son Ashok and a daughter Alka Barua. Padma died in 1986. After her death, Bardhan spent his life in a small room at Ajoy Bhavan, the headquarters of CPI in Delhi. Bardhan was fluent in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]] and [[English language]]s.<ref name="weeklysadhana.com">http://www.weeklysadhana.com/admin/upload/anka/pdf/23%20Jan%202016%20PDF.pdf</ref> Bardhan had a brother-like relation with the veteran [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] leader [[Sumatitai Sukaklikar]] from Nagpur. Although they contested elections against each other, Sumatitai was like an elder sister to Bardhan.<ref name="weeklysadhana.com"/> He also had lunch in Aurangabad, Bihar at the house of the Chakradhar Group leader LATE Nawal Kishore Prasad.

===Death===
Bardhan suffered a paralytic [[stroke]] in December 2015. He was admitted to the hospital. He died, aged 91, on 2 January 2016 at the [[Govind Ballabh Pant]] Hospital in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/political-leaders-unite-in-condoling-ab-bardhans-death-1261604|title=Political Leaders Unite In Condoling AB Bardhan's Death|date=2 January 2016|work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/veteran-cpi-leader-a-b-bardhan-passes-away/|title=Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan passes away|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 January 2016|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/cpi-leader-bardhan-death/ |title=Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan Death |publisher=TelanganaNewspaper}}</ref>

His death was condoled by many including the [[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]],<ref>[http://presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?1985]</ref> [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]]<ref name="ndtv.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-condoles-veteran-cpi-leader-ab-bardhan-s-demise-2161693|title=PM Modi condoles veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan's demise|date=2 January 2016|work=dna}}</ref> and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] President [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-condoles-veteran-cpi-leader-ab-bardhan-s-demise-2161693|title=PM Modi condoles veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan's demise|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=2 January 2016}}</ref>

==Works==
A.B. Bardhan wrote many books, such as:
* Debate on reservation<ref>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000CQMP4/</ref>
* Class, Caste Reservation & Struggle Against Casteism<ref>http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=4001376768&searchurl=an%3Da%2520b%2520bardhan</ref>
* 80 CPI<ref>http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10739863290&searchurl=an%3Da%2520b%2520bardhan</ref>
* Generalists, specialists and the working class <ref>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000CQSEE/</ref>
* The tribal problem in India<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-tribal-problem-India-Bardhan/dp/B0000E9URG</ref>
* India's Freedom Struggle: Several Streams<ref>http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=16291590148&searchurl=an%3Da%2520b%2520bardhan</ref>
* Hutatma Bhagat Singh<ref>https://www.amazon.in/dp/8184670648/</ref>
* Prejudices & myths that feed communalism x-rayed
* Reforms 2020: Last 20 Years, Next 20 Years<ref>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IQOY79C</ref><ref>https://www.amazon.in/Books-A-B-Bardhan/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AA.B.%20Bardhan</ref><ref>http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/author/a-b-bardhan/</ref>

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