Harkishan Singh Surjeet

Harkishan Singh Surjeet

Harkishan Singh Surjeet (23 March 1916 - 1 August 2008) was a veteran Communist leader, one of the core that formed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1964 serving as its General Secretary from 1992 to 2005. He was also an important figure in the farmers' struggles in India which he led through the Kisan Sabha. He is the author of Land Reforms in India and Happenings in Punjab.