Thinking Together

Swami Vivekananda emerged as an iconic saint-philosopher who is credited for bringing a new momentum to the process of Hindu revivalism in the 19th century. The Hindu nationalists spearheaded by RSS and its affiliates have and continue to project Swamiji as the leading light of militant Hindutva. The CPI(M) and the Left have not taken it upon themselves to confront his ideas in a vigorous manner. Why is it so?Biswajit Ghosh, Kolkata ANY Marxist approach to critically evaluate historical personalities who have profoundly influenced contemporary thinking begins with a bas

End Strident Jingoism, Reduce Tensions

A WEEK after the official announcement about the surgical strikes conducted across the Line of Control, there is much which is unclear about this operation and what it has achieved. Through briefings to the media, it was put out that seven terrorist launch pads were targeted by two groups of special forces.

All India Working Women’s Convention of CITU Calls for Intensifying Fight against Inequity

THE Eleventh Convention of All India Co-ordination Committee of Working Women (AICCWW) was held in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh for two days, on September 29-30, 2016. The venue of the convention is named after Comrade Arati Dasgupta, who was one of the prominent leaders of the working class movement in West Bengal. The convention started with the flag hoisting by Neelima Maitra, veteran leader of the AICCWW and working committee member of the Centre of India Trade Unions.196 delegates from 14 states participated in this convention.

HARYANA: Kashmir Solidarity Meeting Held in Rohtak

SPEAKING in a voice thick with genuine emotion, Comrade Mohd Yusuf Tarigami, CPI(M) Central Committee member representing Kulgam for the fourth consecutive term in the J&K assembly, made a passionate appeal to the government of India to urgently initiate unconditional talks with the Kashmiris if the state was to be saved from going beyond the point of no return.Tarigami was speaking to a packed hall at Jasbir Memorial in Rohtak on September 19 evening on the conditions prevailing in the Valley today and possibilities of retrieving the situation.

National Conference of Indian Workers’ Association (Great Britain) Held

THE national conference of the Indian Workers’ Association (Great Britain), one of the oldest NRI organisations, took place in Derby on September 11. Delegates from across the UK assembled to discuss and deliberate upon the report presented by Joginder Kaur on behalf of the Central Executive Committee of IWA (GB). The conference was organised in a hall dedicated to all the founders of the Association.

ICWA Organises Public Mela in Surrey

THE Indo-Canadian Workers’ Association (ICWA) of Canada organised its annual Public Mela on August 14 at Stetson Boyal Stadium in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. This year’s mela was dedicated to the Gadhar martyrs of 1916 -- Babu Harnam Singh Sahri, Sohal Lal Pathik, Beer Singh Bahowal, Uttam Singh Haans and Easher Singh Thudike among others.

AIAWU to Observe National Dalit Rights Protection Day on October 24

THE All India Agricultural Workers Union General Council which met at Nalgonda from September 20-22, 2016, called on its units to observe October 24 as a nationwide protest day against the mounting attacks and atrocities on dalits. The council deliberations observed that since the BJP government came into power the emboldened Hindutva Parivar mounted an unbridled attack on dalits and Muslim minorities. Over the last few years, there is an exponential rise in atrocities on dalits.

KHAIRLANJI MASSACRE: CPI(M) Demands Time-Bound CBI Probe

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Khairlanji massacre on September 29, we are reprinting an article about the intervention of our Party in this incident. This article originally appeared in the People’s Democracy, dated November 19, 2006, Vol. XXX, No. 47.A TEAM comprising of CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and Rajya Sabha MP, Brinda Karat, CPI(M) Maharashtra state committee member, Manohar Mulay, and AIDWA vice president, Kalindi Deshpande visited Khairlanji (Bhandara district) in Maharashtra on November 9.

TRIPURA: AIDWA Conference Vows to Safeguard Peace, Harmony & Unity in the State

THE eighteenth state conference of AIDWA Tripura state committee concluded successfully on September 26 at Udaypur of Gomati district. It called for a constant, conscious and vigilant struggle against the reactionary forces to foil their evil conspiracies. It called upon the women of the state to build up a strong organisation to counter the enemies politically and reestablish Left Front government in 2018.The conference started with a massive meeting at KBI ground Udaypur.

MADHYA PRADESH: Dalits and Adivasis Announce Struggle for their Basic Rights

THOUSANDS of dalits and adivasis from the remotest of villages and from every corner of the state, rallied in Bhopal on September 20 and announced their intention of struggling for their fair share in the natural resources and wealth of the state. They were determined to ensure that there would be no further compromises as far as their self-respect was concerned. More than 5000 dalits and adivasis and other sections of the poor participated in the rally organised by the Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and the Adivasi Ekta Mahasabha and various Leftist mass organisations. The main speakers in t

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