01961nam a22002897a 4500 20250910165111.0 250910b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780143464815 Purchased Mathrubhumi Books, Kaloor English 320.5322 SAI/CO Saira Shah Halim COMRADES AND COMEBACKS : Battle of Left to Win Indian Mind 1 Haryana Vintage - Penguin Books 2025 346 The history of Left politics in India runs deep into the very heart of the freedom struggle. It can hardly be denied that both the freedom struggle and the political landscape of free India was, for the longest time, hued in various shades of red. Peculiarly, Leftism in India has developed in close ties with the culture in which it was rooted. A movement consisting of diverse forces—-with moderate socialists at one end of the spectrum and extremist or revolutionary communists at the other—-The Indian Left has had a complex and evolving role in Indian politics. While historically it has played a pertinent role, primarily in states such as West Bengal and Kerala, its influence and relevance, both have waned in recent years. It has been struggling to adapt itself to dynamic electoral politics and, therefore, finding it hard to regain its lost ground. This book is about an ideology that is under threat or, as many say, almost extinct, at least in India. It tries to sketch a rich historical narrative that foregrounds left politics in world history, locate its relevance in India and chart a future of its revival. Social sciences  Political science  Political science (Politics and government)  Political ideologies  Radicalism, collectivism, fascism  Communism  Marxism-Leninism LEN ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN GEN 2025-09-09 Purchased 699.00 1702,2025/09/12 7 7 320.5322 SAI/CO E1101921 2026-07-13 14:23:02 2026-07-07 2025-09-09 LEN 196329 196329