Fidel Castro: A Life of Revolution

August 13 marks the anniversary of the birth of Marxist and communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th century.FIDEL Castro was born in Biran, in the east of the island of Cuba, in 1926, and died in Havana on November 25, 2016. His historical figure however, transcends the time in which he lived.

Defending Democracy: A Charter for Protecting Press Freedom

THE National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists Federation (APWJF), and associated members from across the country have, on August 9, presented a 13-point charter to members of parliament and political parties, calling for urgent measures to protect journalism amid escalating threats to press freedom and journalists' rights.

AIRTWF Calls on Road Transport Workers to Intensify Struggles

THE All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation held its office bearers and general council meetings in kolkata on August 11 and 12, 2024. The meetings were presided over by a presidium comprising president Nepaldev Bhattacharjee, working president K K Divakaran, and senior vice president A Soundarrajan. Tapan Sen, general secretary of CITU, inaugurated the meeting. AIRTWF general secretary R Lakshmaiah presented the report, and national secretary of CITU, Karumalaiyan, addressed the meeting.The meeting was attended by 170 delegates from 16 states.

AIKS-KKS Delegation Visits Wayanad, Demands Centre Declare the Landslide as National Disaster

ON August 7, 2024 a delegation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Kerala Karshaka Sangham (KKS – Kerala unit of AIKS) visited Chooralmala, the site of the devastating landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, which took place on the night of July 29/30.A KKS relief team had, of course, visited the spot immediately after the landslide on July 30, and volunteers of the KKS and also various other mass fronts have been helping in the rescue and relief work round the clock. We met a number of DYFI and AIKS volunteers who have been constantly engaged in this work in the landslide-affected area.

Lal Salam Buddha da

AS soon as I emerged from the operating theatre, having had my cataract attended to, I was informed of the shattering news that Buddha da had left us. I spoke with Boudhi, who, upon hearing that I was in the operation theatre, forbade me from traveling. In any case, I could not have joined Buddha da’s last journey. This is a regret that will remain with me always.A large number of obituaries evaluating his work and contributions to Bengal have naturally emerged. Most, however, focus mainly on his role as chief minister of Bengal. This is natural.

SEBI Chief Compromised

THE latest revelations by the US based firm Hindenburg Research have raised serious questions about the role of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch as chief of the regulatory body investigating the Adani group’s various contraventions of the law and manipulation of stock prices.According to the Hindenburg report, the SEBI chairperson Buch had invested funds in 2015 in an offshore fund, “Global Dynamic Opportunities Fund”. Her investment in the fund was transferred to her husband in 2017 before Buch joined as a whole time member of SEBI. In 2018, the investment was redeemed through an email sent

Wars Fuel Epidemics and Pandemics

WARS often create conditions ripe for the spread of epidemics and pandemics. These conflicts benefit the arms industry and uphold power structures in capitalist economies. But they also cause immense collateral damage to civilian populations, extending suffering beyond the battlefield. The relationship between warfare and the spread of infectious diseases is complex and historically significant, with many conflicts facilitating disease transmission and leading to widespread health crises.

TN: Left Parties Protest against Union Budget

THE whole country watched in horror as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the union budget, which is designed to punish those states that rejected the lies of the BJP in the recent Lok Sabha elections. The state of Tamil Nadu bore the brunt of her animosity in multiple ways.Condemning this vindictive attitude, the Left Parties of Tamil Nadu, namely the CPI(M), CPI, and CPI(ML-Liberation) have decided to launch a statewide picketing programme on August 1.

Supreme Court Verdict on Sub Categorisation of SC/STs: Result of Long-Drawn Struggle

IT was a historic moment in India's journey for social justice when six of the seven judges on the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that state governments have the right to sub-classify SC/ST communities to advance the cause of affirmative action.

Maha: State Govt Spreads Communal Fire

“For some political forces Shivaji, Phule, Shahu, Dr B R Ambedkar are mere names to repeat ad nauseum for political gains while they are in fact an anathema to them. The real enemies of these great figures and their teachings are currently in office in the state. The ruling alliance led by the BJP in Maharashtra is itself disturbing peace and social tranquillity in the state,” said Subhashini Ali, Polit Bureau member of the CPI(M), while addressing a well attended public meeting at Kolhapur on August 6, 2024.

Search form

Peoples Democracy newsletter