From HRA to HSRA: Socialism in India’s Freedom Struggle
Revolution means the complete overthrow of the existing social order and its replacement with the socialist order. For that purpose our immediate aim is the achievement of power. As a...
Keezhadi: The Buried Truth
There's no such thing as the 'voiceless.' There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard. - Arundhati Roy For decades, the instilled memory of Indian history has been...
The Life and Legacy of Comrade Joseph Stalin
Stalin’s revolutionary awakening began in 1898 while he was still a student at the Tiflis Theological Seminary in Georgia. He became part of underground Marxist circles, where he first encountered...
Naxalbari and the Struggle for Half the Sky
Two major events occurred in the world in the era following World War II. On one hand, the world witnessed the defeat of fascist forces at the hands of the...
May Day: The Day of the Chicago Martyrs
May Day was born out of the 8-hour work-day movement in 19th-century Chicago, a demand of major political significance for the working class. In the 19th century, as the capitalist...
International Working Women’s Day
The gist of Bolshevism and the Russian October Revolution is getting into politics the very people who were most oppressed under capitalism. They were downtrodden, cheated and robbed by the...
Primitive Accumulation: Beginnings of Capitalism
Most of us have come across the term primitive accumulation numerous times, especially while reading Marxist literature. Intuitively, we understand it as the process where the gentry or capitalists accumulate...
Viduthalai 2: A Spark Review
Viduthalai, which translates to liberation, is a film that in its most raw and visceral form, embodies the essence of emancipation. From the very first frame, where a hammer is...
Misinterpreting the Past: ASI’s Role in Polarizing India
In November 2024, 6 Muslim men were killed during clashes with the police in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The violence erupted after a court-ordered survey was conducted at the Shahi Jama...
Crisis in Congo
Overview of the Current Crisis In the wake of Democratic Republic of Congo’s elections in December 2023, widely accused of malpractice, the ushering in of president Felix Tshisekedi saw the...