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Dutt, Upendra K., M.B., surgeon & medical officer, lived in 147 Gwydir St in 1892 (see Kelly directory). Edward Eagle, a carpenter, lived in 147 Gwydir St in 1904 (see Spalding directory) and in 1913 (see Spaldings directory). Mrs Ablitt lived in 147 Gwydir St in 1916 (see Kelly directory). Upendra K. Dutt was the Medical Officer for No.4 District, Cambridge Union. He married Anna Palme from Sweden, a relative of Olof Palme. Rajani Palme Dutt was their son. Rajani Palme Dutt (1896-1974) was a leading figure in the Communist Party of Great Britain. Brought up in Cambridge and educated at The Perse School, Dutt was suspended from Oxford for opposing the First World War. In 1920 he joined the newly formed Communist Party of Great Britain. He was on the Executive Committee from 1923 until 1965 and was General Secretary of the 1939 - 1941. He was the party's chief theoretician for many years. In 1921 he founded the magazine Labour Monthly, which he edited until his death. He also played an important role for the Comintern by supervising the Communist Party of India for some years. Dutt was unswervingly loyal to the Soviet Union and to Joseph Stalin. |