Liberalism, Marxism & Contemporary Political Thoughts
Liberalism & Marxism: Ideological Foundations and Political PracticesBy Ahmed Hasan Liberalism and Marxism represent two major intellectual paradigms that have shaped contemporary political thoughts. They are not merely philosophical frameworks, […]
Liberals Are On A Lonely Road!
Yogendra Yadav, the noted Indian political activist, recently said: “Nowadays we often call ourselves Left-Liberals, just like the supporters of Hindutva ideology.” Delivering a speech, he also said that Left […]
When Marx Met Confucius
Hunan TV recently launched a groundbreaking series, titled ‘When Marx Met Confucius’, bringing together two iconic thinkers in a literal encounter at the historic Yuelu Academy. This symbolic fusion of […]
‘Classical History’ Versus ‘Ancient History’
Historian Dr C I Isaac, the head of a sub-committee of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT, an autonomous organisation set up by the Government of India […]
The Great Hall Of The ‘Men’
The Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will not be seeing full women members, for the first time in 25 years! According to the new Politburo roster released […]
Presenting ‘Selves’ As ‘Radical Art’
“To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style, like the outside and the inside of the human body – both go together, they […]
The Collapse
Shankar Das had returned to India in 1983, after spending more than 13 years in the erstwhile Soviet Union, where he earned a Doctoral Degree in Chemistry. Upon his arrival […]
The 30th Anniversary Of The End
dedicated to my respected teacher, Dr S Datta Gupta, the (Retired) Surendra Nath Banerjee Chair of Political Science of University of Calcutta, and one of the most distinguished scholars of […]
She Questioned Everything
Communism, it seems, has become irrelevant in Indian Politics in the last decade mainly because of activities of the Communist Parties, who have committed a number of mistakes (since the […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 