Nagbhushan Patnaik

Nagbhushan Patnaik (27 November 1934 – 9 October 1998) was a communist revolutionary from Odisha. Born in a middle-class family to Ramamurty Patnaik and Rajalaxmi Patnaik in Padmapur on 27 November 1934, Nagbhushan participated in the Naxalbari movement and remained in its front ranks to determine the future course of communist revolutionaries. He was one of the few founders of CPI(M-L) who remained active until the end of their lives.