by Mrinal Pradhan
In the wake of Communist leader Fidel Castro’s demise, when one ponders over the future of communism, one gets the feeling that the Leftist movement is never going to succeed in India. The most pervasive ideological (...)
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India’s Ideological Contradictions
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Should Retired Military Officers join Politics?
12 February 2017by Bhartendu Kumar Singh
The recent decision of a retired Army General (General J.J. Singh, the former Chief of Army Staff, and Governor, Arunachal Pradesh) to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab has come in for criticism from his (...) -
The Indian History Congress and its Cultural Intervention
12 February 2017by Suresh Jnaneswaran
The 77th session of the Indian History Congress took place at the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram from December 28 to 30, 2016. The following article has been written against that backdrop by the Local Secretary of (...) -
Clarion Call on R-Day 2017
31 January 2017, by SCEditorial
On January 26 this year, when we observe our sixtyeighth Republic Day, it is most pertinent for us to recall the message to the nation from our first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, on our first Republic Day on January 26, 1950:
There is a (...) -
The Greatest Treasure
31 January 2017, by Jawaharlal NehruJanuary 30 this year marks the sixtyninth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom. We offer our homage to his indelible memory by reproducing the following excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru’s statement in the Constituent Assembly on February 2, (...) -
Lead, kindly Light . . .
31 January 2017, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Every year we dutifully go through the ritual of offering homage to Gandhiji on the day of his martyrdom.
We shall once again be witnessing the ceremony on January 30 to be conducted as per protocol—early morning prayer at (...) -
Netaji’s Immortal Words
31 January 2017On the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 120th birth anniversary on January 23 this year, we are carrying the following excerpts from Netaji’s speeches and writings while remembering that stalwart of our freedom struggle.
This is Subhas (...) -
67th Anniversary of Democratic-secular Indian Constitution: Hindutva Demolition Squad Waiting for the Right Time to Undo it
31 January 2017, by Shamsul IslamThere is no doubt that despite many infirmities the Indian Constitution, as framed by the Constituent Assembly (CA) of India on November 26, 1949, is a fine document of liberal democracy. Its emphasis on an all-inclusive polity assuring social, (...) -
Socialist Party’s Political Agenda in the Present Setting
31 January 2017DOCUMENT
The following is the Political Resolution of the Socialist Party (India) adopted at the party’s Fourth National Convention (Lucknow, November 14-15, 2016).
Most of the established parties do all sorts of things to grab power during (...) -
Ridiculing the Mahatma
31 January 2017, by Kuldip NayarIt is hard to believe that the government- financed Khadi Board printed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture in the familiar pose of Mahatama Gandhi sitting behind the charkha, spinning the yarn, without the PMO’s permission. Probably somebody (...)
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