Criminal Act of Surrender of Funds Allocated to Agriculture: AIKS

Below we publish the statement issued by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on January 18.IN a shocking case of gross apathy for the plight of farmers in the country, the ministry of agriculture surrendered over Rs 1 lakh crore of unutilised funds in the last five years. This was revealed in the report from the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare titled “Accounts at a Glance for the Year 2022-23”. Such a criminal act of betrayal of the interests of farmers of India and agriculture cannot be condoned.

Relevance of Lenin, 100 Years after His Death

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×VLADIMIR Ilyich Lenin published an article in 1913 on the occasion of the 30th death anniversary of Karl Marx. This was published in a monthly journal of the Bolsheviks `Prosveshcheniye’ (Enlightenment) titled: `The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism’. The often quoted and famous, aphorism type formulation of Lenin: “The Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true” forms part of this writing.

Lenin: Architect of the Worker-Peasant Alliance

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×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

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×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

Lenin’s Revolutionary Theory of Organisation

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×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

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×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

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).

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