Lenin: Architect of the Worker-Peasant Alliance

THE famous Hungarian Marxist and author of History and Class Consciousness, Gyorgy Lukacs, called Lenin “the only theoretician equal to Marx yet produced by the struggle for the liberation of the proletariat.” Lenin, whose death centenary we commemorate this year, was an extremely rare combination of theory and practice, of movement and organisation.

Global Science Festival Kerala Begins

PROMISING an extraordinary blend of scientific exploration and artistic brilliance, the month-long Global Science Festival Kerala (GSFK) began on January 15. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the festival at the Bio 360 Life Sciences Park on the outskirts of the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, at 6 PM. While addressing the media on January 14, finance minister and chairperson of GSFK, K N Balagopal, emphasized the relevance of this mega event in the background of superstition gaining prominence in the country.

Haryana: Mid-day Meal Workers Hold Big Rally

A protest rally, attended by thousands of mid-day meal workers from Haryana, took place on January 11 in Karnal. The rally was organised by the Mid Day Meal Workers Union Haryana (CITU). The main demands were: increase in salaries, retirement benefits, and the assurance of permanent employment.The workers expressed anger at the government exploiting their hard work. Approximately 30,000 mid-day meal workers in the state are dedicated to preparing food for school children. However, they neither receive the recognition of workers nor the mandated minimum wages.

January 22: Merging State and Religion

THE consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22 will symbolise the merger of State and religion under the rubric of Hindutva. Central to the `Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Lord Ram will be the role of prime minister Narendra Modi, underlining the fact that this is a State-sponsored event. The Ayodhya ceremony is to proclaim Hindutva as the State ideology. Both in the run-up to the consecration and the mobilisation of pilgrims to Ayodhya, there is the intertwining of the efforts of the State and the Sangh parivar.The timing of the Ayodhya event has obviously been de

Lenin’s Revolutionary Theory of Organisation

AN important area where Lenin took forward Marxist theory and practice is the concept of a revolutionary party. In the course of the Russian Revolution, Lenin struggled to put his theory of organisation into practice.

Lodestar of Revolutionary Advance For Human Emancipation

IN a short span of 54 years, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin left an inerasable imprint for the advance of the global proletarian revolution. He not only mastered the essence of the creative science of Marxism, but updated it to his contemporary times and led the Russian Revolution to victory leading to the establishment of the first socialist country in the world – the USSR. He enriched Marxism combating all forms of deviations and protected the revolutionary movement from derailment.

UP: Campaign Continues against Electricity Privatisation and Smart Meters

THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) Uttar Pradesh committee has initiated a statewide campaign addressing regional issues, particularly focusing on electricity-related concerns, including the privatisation of electricity. The campaign, which commenced in early December, is set to continue throughout January 2024, concluding on February 5 with the submission of a demand letter to the chief minister of UP through dharnas/demonstrations at the offices of executive officers of the relevant electrical corporations across all districts.

Indian History Congress Held at Kakatiya University

THE Indian History Congress is the largest body of professional historians of not only India, but the entire South Asia. Its list of membership runs into thousands and covers almost the entire subcontinent. This year too, our members from Bangladesh and even from Egypt and US attended the sessions.Founded in 1935-36 at Allahabad, with its first session at Pune, the Indian History Congress has always been regularly held, except for the years 1974 (Partition) and 1971 (Indo-Pak War).

Puducherry: People Protest against the State Govt’s Policies

IN Puducherry, Bharatiya Janata Party had an electoral alliance with N R Congress and won the election and formed a coalition government. Ever since the formation of coalition government, the BJP exhibits its big brother attitude with N R Congress.

A Welcome Verdict

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 8THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the judgment by the Supreme Court nailing down the Gujarat government’s illegal actions of granting remission to eleven convicts who had been sentenced to life for gang raping of pregnant Bilkis Bano, members of her family and also mass murdering at least fourteen of them in the 2002 Gujarat communal carnage.

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