Kobad Ghandy

Kobad Ghandy (born 1951) is an Indian communist activist and ideologue. He became involved in revolutionary politics whilst a student in England in the 1970s, and worked as an organizer for the civil rights movement in India. He was a founding member of the Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights. He was arrested on the accusation of being a politburo member of the underground Communist Party of India (Maoist) in 2009. He was acquitted and released after almost a decade in jail in 2019.

Kobad Ghandy
Personal details
Born1951 (age 7273)
Bombay, India
Spouse
(m. 1983; died 2008)
EducationThe Doon School
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
University of Cambridge
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