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AIPF National Seminar on

Anil Rajimwale — 2026-03-07T23:20:29Z

All India Progressive Forum (AIPF) held its 16th annual national seminar-cum-workshop on

- 2026

AIPF debates futuristic impact of AI on society | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2025-03-22T05:00:00Z

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 (…)

- 2025

Nature and Role of Middle Class Today | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2024-06-21T22:17:18Z

(A summary of the talk given in the AIPF Study Circle, 16 June 16, 2024. With references from discussion.)
by Anil Rajimwale
The study of the middle class today has become far more complicated, because this class or stratum itself has become more complicated because of the vast changes in the last four decades or so. We need a deeper analysis of the problem.
A bit of history and background
The term ‘middle class' has emerged in a certain historical context. Use of the word ‘class' (…)

- 2024

Lenin, and crisis in natural sciences and philosophy today | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2024-05-11T02:26:25Z

On the occasion of Lenin's 154th birth anniversary Lenin, and crisis in natural sciences and philosophy today
Anil Rajimwale
The discoveries in the natural sciences at the end of 19th and beginning of 20th centuries led Lenin to write one of the most celebrated works in sciences and philosophy: Materialism and Empirio-Criticism. The immediate instigation for the work was the ‘split' in the atom and the consequent intense debates among the scientists and the philosophers, as new particles (…)

- 2024

International Women's Day: Origins, History and Present | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2024-03-01T11:09:18Z

On March 8 this year again, the world once again celebrates is going to celebrate the International Women's Day. Let us have a look at its background, history and present, briefly. It is all the more necessary the financial oligarchy and the MNCs are misusing and distorting its history for their super-profit motives. They even use the word ‘revolution' sans its revolutionary history, erasing the names of Rosa Luxemburg, Clara Zetkin and other trail-blazers. It is sad to find the (…)

- 2024

Russia Must End the Invasion of Ukraine | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2022-03-25T20:05:24Z

Invasion by Russian troops in Ukraine has led to a serious situation in Europe. For the first time since Second World War (WW II), Europe stands on the verge of a wider war, even a nuclear one, threatening the whole world. US and Russia are the most powerful nuclear powers. They are coming to a head, thanks to the US policies and more recently to the military adventurism of Russia. Language of nuclear threat is highly irresponsible. One must never forget Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Both the (…)

- 2022

100 Years of USSR: USSR and nation formation in Asia | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2022-02-17T19:06:10Z

This year the world is celebrating hundred years of the formation of USSR or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR left a deep impact on world history, including on Asia and on nation-formation here. The rise and dissolution of the USSR has serious lessons for the world history, for democracy and socialism in the 21st century. The word ‘soviet' has a rich history, which shaped the history of Russian revolution.
Emergence of Soviets in Russian Revolution, 1905
Soviets have a long (…)

- 2022

Centenary of Foundation of Communist Party of China | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2021-07-23T17:00:42Z

The completion of hundred years of CPC (Communist Party of China) is a historic event, both in its positivity and negativity. Officially, its centenary was completed on July 1, though the foundation congress was held in third week of July.
It has been a fascinating journey for the party as well as for Chinese revolution, full of extraordinary events, successes and tragedies. Second in importance only to Russian revolution, Chinese revolution has left a lasting imprint on Asia and world. (…)

- 2021

Finance corporate capital uses Covid war for maximization of super-profits | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2021-06-04T20:54:19Z

by Anil Rajimwale
One of the richest persons in the world Bill Gates said five years ago: “If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it's most likely to be a highly infectious virus rather than a war,” “not missiles, but microbes.” So corona type viruses were being anticipated for long. Yet nothing was being done. Conspiracy theories are doing rounds, involving China and US in deliberately releasing the ‘war material' of Corona virus as part of big power rivalries. (…)

- 2021

Marxism and Religion | Anil Rajimwale

Anil Rajimwale — 2021-05-07T22:42:32Z

In memory of 203rd birth anniversary of Karl Marx
(Paper for AIPF-All India Progressive Forum - zoom meeting of 5 May 2021.)
There is widespread impression that Karl Marx was opposed to religion and God, that Marxism does not tolerate religion and that socialism would destroy religion. This subjective and misplaced impression is based upon preconceived notions. Today the reactionary, communal and obscurantist forces are at the forefront of this propaganda. At more intellectual levels, (…)

- 2021