Donkada Bhuvan Mohan Patnaik (31 October 1925 – 11 February 2009), also known as D. B. M. Patnaik or simply DBM, was an Indian lawyer, politician and communist leader. He was from Bhagimpeta in

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...

. Patnaik practiced law at the

Gunupur Gunupur is a Nagar Palika, Municipality and one of the sub-divisional headquarters of Rayagada district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Odisha. It is the second biggest town in Rayagada district. History Gunupur was one o ...

district court where he met

Nagbhushan Patnaik Nagbhushan Patnaik (who was born on 27 November 1934 and died on 9 October 1998) was known as a communist revolutionary from Odisha. Born in a middle-class family to Ramamurty Patnaik and Rajalaxmi Patnaik in Padmapur on 27 November 1934, Nagb ...

; both of them defended peasants in court cases. In 1967, the two of them became active in the Naxalite movement that lead to the formation of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. His ...

. Patnaik started his political career with the

Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...

and subsequently joined the

CPI (M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nat ...

. Along with Nagbhushan Patnaik, he joined the revolutionary communists in the Srikakulam Girijan Naxalbari movement. He was an active leader of the movement and subsequently joined the CPI (ML) which was formed after the various Naxalite movements. He later joined the UCCRI (ML). He was active in various trade union movements and was also instrumental in the struggles of the people belonging to the lower economic strata of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. D.B.M. Patnaik died on 12 February 2009 at the age of 84, after developing complications from surgery.

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