West Bengal

Minority Development in West Bengal: A Left Perspective

In recent times there has been series of discussions regarding the socio economic conditions of the Indian minorities and their development and it is a welcome shift

 

Dangerous repeat of history

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"History is repeating itself in West Bengal, with Maoists, the Trinamool and the Congress doing what they had done in the late 60's and early 70's. And it will not be history repeating itself, first time as a tragedy, the second time as a farce. This time around, it will be a much bigger tragedy." Prabir Purkayastha writes in Newsclick

A Man of Quality: Prabhat Patnaik's Tribute to Com. Jyoti Basu

Prabhat Patnaik, eminent Marxist economist, writes on the legendary leader, Com. Jyoti Basu

The Vacuity of Pro-Mamata Intellectuals

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Lies, Falsehood and politics of pro-mamata intellectuals of West Bengal

33 YEARS OF LEFT FRONT GOVT - Defend the Gains of the Working People

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The Left Front government completes its 33rd year of existence - a historic landmark -tomorrow on June 21st. CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat writes on the occasion. Article courtesy, People's Democracy

The Bengal Elections' Results and the need for a genuine Left reorientation

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By whatever metric adopted - comparison with the previous election results, or with the Lok Sabha results, the verdict from the Bengal civic elections is resoundingly clear. There is a collective fatigue among the people of West Bengal with Left Front rule in the state and even if the total voting population in these set of elections were only about 17% of the overall, the message is all too quite clear. 

Contemporary Left Wing Adventurism: Experiences of the Chinese Long March and the Indian Maoists

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By studying experiences in Chinese revolutionary history and comparing the situation in India, Meghnath formulates a critique of the Indian Maoist movement and the responses envisaged to take on its challenge to the Indian state. He exhorts the left and democratic movement in the country to address the issues affecting the tribal populace in the country - a prerequisite to address the Maoist challenge. 

From "Maoism" to Open Terrorism?

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 An angry reaction following the Rail disaster near Jhargram in West Bengal. 

Amar Shahido ka Paygam, Jaari Rakhna Hai Sangram!

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Com. Partha Biswas, an SFI leader in West Midnapore was murdered by Maoists yesterday. Let us pledge to carry forward the ideals of Com. Partha Biswas, for which he gave his life, and defeat the TMC-Maoist combine.