02145nam a22003017a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700420007604100120011808200210013010000210015124500650017225000060023726000430024330000080028650011340029465000230142865000250145165000510147665000280152765000410155565000170159665000210161394200080163494200080164295201740165099900190182420250910165111.0250910b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780143464815  cPurchasednMathrubhumi Books, Kaloor   aEnglish  a320.5322bSAI/CO  aSaira Shah Halim  aCOMRADES AND COMEBACKS b: Battle of Left to Win Indian Mind  a1  aHaryanabVintage - Penguin Booksc2025  g346  aThe 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.  aSocial sciences   aPolitical science   aPolitical science (Politics and government)   aPolitical ideologies   aRadicalism, collectivism, fascism   aCommunism   aMarxism-Leninism  cLEN  2ddc  00102ddc40708NFICaMAINbMAINcGENd2025-09-09ePurchasedg699.00i1702,2025/09/12l7m7o320.5322 SAI/COpE1101921r2026-07-13 14:23:02s2026-07-07w2025-09-09yLEN  c196329d196329