Dutta Samant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dutta Samant

20th century Indian trade unionist and politician

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Konkan, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1997

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dattatray Samant (21 November 1932 – 16 January 1997), also known as Datta Samant, and popularly referred to as Doctorsaheb, was an Indian politician and trade union leader, who is most famous for leading 200–300 thousand textile mill workers in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) on a year-long strike in 1982, which triggered the closure of most of the textile mills in the city.