C. Unniraja

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C. Unniraja
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Born(1917-07-15)15 July 1917
Vadakkekad, Ponnani Taluk, Madras Presidency, British India
(Now in Thrissur, Kerala)
Died28 January 1995(1995-01-28) (aged 77)
Political party Communist Party of India
SpouseRadhamma
ChildrenTwo Sons, One Daughter

C. Unniraja (15 July 1917 - 28 January 1995) is an Indian Politician and leader of Communist Party of India. [1] [2] He was a theoretician of the party. [3] He was a member of the CPI National Council. He was also the Asian Editor of the World Marxist Review, published in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1972. Also he was the chief editor of Janayugom and Navayugom. [4] [5] [6] The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) mentions Unniraja in their report. [7]

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  6. "കമ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് പ്രസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ യശോഗോപുരം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam).
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)