Rupa Banerjee, an advocate of the Calcutta High Court, and a former AISA activist, passed away at the untimely age of 46. As a student of JNU in the mid 1990s, Rupa came to JNU as a supporter of the ML movement, and was a staunch activist of AISA. With her camera, she captured some of the few photographs of Comrade Chandu and other comrades that are precious archives of that chapter of AISA’s history in JNU.

All her life, she remained committed to the ideals of revolutionary social transformation, and to the struggle against Hindu supremacist fascism. She leaves behind her life partner Ranjoy Ghosh and her two sons Raj and Ron.  

Rupa’s loss is a heavy one to her sons and her partner, and she is deeply mourned by comrades and friends all over India.

Red Salute to Comrade Rupa!