Abdul Halim (communist)

Abdul Halim  (আব্দুল হালিম; 6 December 1901 – 29 April 1966) was an Indian-Bengali politician, and communist activist. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council from 1952 to 1966.

Early life
Abdul Halim was born on 6 December 1901 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Keuburi in Burdwan district, located in the Bengal Province of the British Raj. His father, Abul Husayn, was an employee of the Zamindars of Kirnahar, and his grandfather, Munshi Abdul Baset, was a circle inspector for Calcutta Police.

After studying up to class IX at Shivachandra High School in Kirnahar, he left home and came to Calcutta, working as a labourer on a ship for some time. During this time, he achieved outstanding proficiency in the Bengali and English languages on his own initiative. He regularly went to the general library and practiced his studies. Due to lack of funds, he was unable to complete his secondary education.

Political movement
In 1921, he joined Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement and was imprisoned. After his release, he made contact with Muzaffar Ahmad and Addur Rezzak Khan; and joined the Workers and Peasants Party. He was involved in the publication of Langal by Kazi Nazrul Islam and Ganabani by Muzaffar Amhad. When(1929-1936) Ahmad and others were imprisoned in the Meerut Conspiracy Case, he worked to organize the Communist Party. In 1933–34, he was influential in reshaping the CPI Central Committee. In 1925, he co-founded the Labor Swaraj Party alongside Hemant Kumar Sarkar, writer Naresh Chandra Sengupta, and advocate Atul Gupta. On the initiative of publishing communist literature, he founded 'Ganashakti Publishing House. He has been imprisoned several times for his involvement with the tram, the food movement, and his writing. From 1952 until his death on April 29, 1966, he was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council.

Books
He wrote some books on communism, including
 * Tikasaha Communist Ishtahar (টীকা সহ কমিউনিস্ট ইশতেহার)
 * Russiar Ganaandolan(রুশিয়ার গণ-আন্দোলন)
 * Communism (কমিউনিজম)