October Revolution and Women's Emancipation

THE socialist revolution in Russia and the subsequent formation of the Soviet Union, showed the world in a most spectacular way that the all round emancipation of women is possible only through the Socialist path. Under the leadership of Comrade Lenin and the Bolshevik party, later called the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the policies created and implemented in the world's first Socialist State made women and children the greatest beneficiaries.

Eternal Relevance of the October Revolution

ON November 7 this year, we enter the 100th year of the triumph of the October Revolution. This event deeply influenced the course of world history in the 20th century, qualitatively shifting the trajectory of human civilisational advance.

October Revolution: Harbinger of a New World

NOVEMBER 7 this year marks the beginning of the centenary of the October Revolution in Russia (by the old Russian calendar, it took place on October 25).

UP: Scheme Workers Intensify Struggle for Wage Hike, Social Security

RESENTMENT among anganwadi workers and helpers in Uttar Pradesh has been growing in the past year due to excessive work load. Increasing price rise, very low honorarium, lack of basic infrastructure in anganwadi centres, status of the scheme even after 41 years of its inception and cut in funding in the recent budget have added to their woes. Beginning with the all-India general strike on September 2, 2015, the struggle of anganwadi workers and helpers continued over their demands. In this year-long struggle, participation of workers in all protest demonstrations has been overwhelming.

Trans-National Surrogacy and Capitalism

THE cabinet approval of the Draft Surrogacy Bill, 2016 has once again turned the spotlight on the debate on the commodification of women’s reproductive labour. The full draft form of the Bill is yet to be shared in the public domain, but its main features include a total ban on ‘commercial surrogacy’. This has invited sharp retaliation from the medical industry which argues that not only will they incur heavy losses, but the ‘surrogate’ women will also lose on a livelihood option.

Sugarcane Growers will Hold Protest Dharna before Parliament on Nov 25

THE All India Co-ordination Committee of Sugarcane growers met at Sundarayya Vigyan Kendram, Hyderabad in September last week. Representatives from ten states (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand) participated in this meeting. The meeting began with opening remarks by AIKS general secretary Hannan Mollah, S Malla Reddy presided over the meeting. The report was presented by N K Shukla, convenor and supplemented by Vijoo Krishnan, co-convenor.

N A Sawant, A Communist Functionary of Indomitable Will Power

COMRADE Narayan Atmaram Sawant who expired on September 29 at village Nigude, Sawantwadi Taluka in Maharashtra was a veteran leader of news paper employees in Maharashtra. He was 82 and one of the leading functionaries in the founding of the CPI(M) and the CITU in Maharashtra. Though trade union field was his main activity, Sawant was equally active in the political front of the undivided CPI as well as of the AITUC. From late 50s to 1980s, he was residing at Prabhadevi in Mumbai and thereafter in Belapur near B T Ranadive Bhavan.

False Propaganda by RSS Against the CPI(M)

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on October 25.THE just concluded Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal meeting of the RSS in Hyderabad, Telangana, has repeated its fabricated charge against the CPI(M) and its `so-called’ violence against the RSS cadres in Kerala.The truth is the other way around. Following the assembly elections, on the day the results were being announced, the RSS mounted a vicious attack in the chief minister’s constituency hurling bombs at the victory procession which resulted in the death of one CPI(M)

Jharkhand: Police Firing Condemned

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statements on October 23.THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the police firing in Seko village in Jharkhand’s Khunti district yesterday.

Open Letter to My Son on Sexual Harassment

DEAR Son,I know you are only twelve years old and wondering why I am writing to you on such a subject as sexual harassment. But son, as you might have read in Hindustan Times, a newspaper you distribute to all the subscribers in your class, nine eminent Indians have written open letters on rape to their children, friends and colleagues. Moreover, I noticed that in your Civics textbook, you are learning about discrimination between men and women. Also, you told us about a workshop in your school for girls and boys.

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