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Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of a series of short volumes that Neera Chandoke and I are editing for the Centre for Equity Studies
Rooted in anti-colonial struggle, Indian socialism, despite its limitations, helped progress towards an egalitarian society. Can that pathway be reclaimed? India’s immensely respected economist and public intellectual Prabhat Patnaik masterfully assembles in the pages of a short monograph the sweep of India’s post-colonial economic history. This is in his forthcoming Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of…
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“Life and Fate” is a monumental novel written by the Ukrainian-born Soviet author Vasily Grossman. Published in 1959, the book is considered one of the greatest works of Russian literature in the 20th century. The novel is set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II and follows the lives of a Russian family…
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Jiddu Krishnamurti. It’s impossible to be psychologically trapped, stressed, or anxious after understanding his teachings. Here’s his 5-step approach to unlocking mental freedom: At age 14, the Theosophical Society declared Krishnamurti the next World Teacher. By 27, he was set to lead one of the largest spiritual organizations in the world. Then he did something…
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By Tomas Borge First Published: El Nuevo Diario, Managua, 3 June 1992Source: Castro Speech DatabaseMarkup: John WagnerOnline Version: Castro Internet Archive (marxists.org) 2002 Q: Montesquieu said history is the noise surrounding certain events, but there are events that are simply not noise, like the collapse of the socialist countries and the survival of the Cuban revolution. Does this at…
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