Rafiq Ahmed

Rafiq Ahmad (1889–1982), commonly known as Comrade Rafiq Ahmad of Bhopal, was a communist activist of the 20th century in India.

Ahmed was a founder of the Communist Party of India (Tashkent group) in Tashkent in 1920 and travelled to Moscow to participate in the Russian civil wars and received the Lenin Award from the president of the Soviet Union.

Following Indian independence, Ahmed continued to live in Bhopal and later died in the same city. During this time, he limited his political activities.

Ahmed received the Tampatrr Award from Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Ahmed spoke Russian, Arabic, Hindi, English, and Urdu.^[1]

References

^ Ralhan, O P (1997). Encyclopaedia of Political Parties: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Anmol Publications. p. 131. ISBN 81-7488-865-9. Retrieved 7 June 2008.

External links

Usmani, Shaukat (1977). Historic Trips of a Revolutionary: Sojourn in the Soviet Union.
Mitrokhin, Leonid Vasilʹevich (1988). Lenin and Indian Freedom Fighters.
Gupta, Susmita Sen (2009). Radical Politics in Meghalaya: Problems and Prospects. ISBN 9788178357423.

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[1] Ralhan, O P (1997). Encyclopaedia of Political Parties: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Anmol Publications. p. 131. ISBN 81-7488-865-9. Retrieved 7 June 2008.

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