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Radical Democratic Party, political party in India which existed at the time of the Second World War. RDP evolved out of the League of Radical Congressmen, which had been founded in 1939. RDP was started by former Communist International leader M.N. Roy, with the purpose of engaging India in the war to support the Allies. RDP also worked for Indian independence.

During the period 1944-1948 the general secretary of RDP was V.M. Tarkunde.

RDP was dissolved shortly after the war, to give place to the Radical Humanist movement.

External links

• Article on M.N. Roy at FreeIndia.org
• Article on V.M. Tarkunde
• Bio-data on Jagdish Prasad Mathur, BJP MP who belonged to RDP

Further reading

• Leftist Politics in India; M. N. Roy and the Radical Democratic Party by Dipti Kumar Roy, 1989 Minerva, ISBN: 8185195188
• Report: last battles of freedom, Radical Democratic Party, 1945 Calcutta