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Sitaram Yechury: Outstanding Communist
CPI (M) Publications
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Sitaram Yechury: Outstanding Communist, Tributes by Comrades is a collection of articles on the life and contribution of departed comrade. It was originally published in People

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The Soviet Myth of World War II: Patriotic Memory and the Russian Question in the USSR
by Jonathan Brunstedt
Cambridge University Press
Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Series
2021, 320 pp. ISBN 978-1-108-49875-3
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Reviewed by Christopher Bishop (University of Southern Mississippi)
In May 1945, Joseph Stalin raised a toast to the

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Researching Social Media with Children: #DigitalEthnography #Storytelling by Antonio Silva Esquinas, Jorge Ramiro Perez Suarez, Raquel Rebeca Cordero Verdugo, Julio Diaz Galan
Routledge 2024, 105 pages, Rs 1,622 ISBN: 9781032506173
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Reviewed by Arun Kumar Gond
Social media is more than just a platform for connection- it shapes how young people form identities, express emotions, and navigate reality. This book explores their (…)

All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
Press Release
The following statement was released by Amarjeet Kaur General Secretary AITUC, today on 28th March 2025
AITUC Condemns the Unilateral Decision of the BJP led NDA Government to discriminate past and future pensioners
AITUC demands to immediately withdraw the cruelty shown towards the pensioners
AITUC calls upon the entire Central and State Government Employees / Pensioners and their Organisations to immediately plunge into action (…)

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All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
President : Rajan Kshirsagar (Cell: +91 9860488860) General Secretary : Ravula Venkaiah (Cell : 9490952231) Tel. No. 011 - 41052522 Fax No : 011-23235543 E-Mail : allindiakisansabha[at]gmail.com
PRESS RELEASE 23 March 2025 | New Delhi
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) condemns the Punjab Governments Repression on farmers ! Exposes Government Betrayal & Calls for Nationwide Resistance!
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) unequivocally condemns the violent (…)

* Open Letter to Director General, Rosatom, Russia | S. P. Udayakumar
* Portrait of Paul Nizan | Jairus Banaji
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This article explores the challenges of living without a surname in a world that expects one. The author, Disha, shares personal experiences of struggling with official documents, online platforms, and academic recognition due to the absence of a last name. While her parents made a conscious decision to avoid caste and religious associations, modern systems remain rigid, demanding both first and last names.
The article also examines the significance of surnames in academia and (…)

Very recently, the language debate has taken a distinctly political turn in India. The present political regime of the BJP at the centre is currently locked in an intense language debate with Tamil Nadu, where the ruling DMK has been contesting the alleged imposition of Hindi through the three-language formula under the National Education Policy, 2020. The Tamil Nadu chief minister, M K Stalin, reiterated his stance on the language debate, asserting that the State is

Intellectuals, social thinkers and activists from all over India gathered in Patna on February 7-9 in an all India seminar-cum-workshop to discuss in detail the growing impact of artificial intelligence on science, technology, and on theory and practice of society. They came from Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Haryana, UP and others places.
In a continuation of a series of national seminars held every year by the All India Progressive Forum, a platform of open (…)