Harsh Deo Malaviya (1917-1989) was a journalist and economist with socialist ideas. He participated in the

Quit India Movement The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in ...

and was imprisoned several times. He was a close associate of

Acharya Narendra Dev Acharya Narendra Deva (; also Dev; 30 October 1889 – 19 February 1956) was one of the leading theorists of the Congress Socialist Party in India. His democratic socialism renounced violent means as a matter of principle and embraced the '' sa ...

. He authored a number of books on articles on land reforms, non-alignment, Indo-African issues and world peace. He represented the State of Uttar Pradesh in Rajya Sabha from 1972-8.

Bibliography

* ''Socialist Ideology of Congress. A Study in Its Evolution.'' (1966) * ''Indian National Congress: A Brief History'' (1974)Indian National Congress: A Brief History
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaviya Harsh Deo 20th-century Indian economists Journalists from Uttar Pradesh Writers from Prayagraj Quit India Movement Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh 1917 births 1989 deaths Politicians from Prayagraj Indian male journalists