Articles by: Prabhat Patnaik

Farmer’s Agitation: A Unique Movement In India’s History

Farmer’s Agitation: A Unique Movement In India’s History

Real life has a way of surprising theory. One of the most intensely discussed theoretical questions on the Left has been how to bring agricultural labourers and peasants, including well-to-do peasants, together in a common struggle against landlord domination in India’s countryside. Numerous Marxist gatherings have for years discussed the contradiction between peasants and labourers holding up a decisive resolution[Read More…]

by 09/10/2021 Comments are Disabled India
New Education Policy : India Takes a Great Leap Backwards

New Education Policy : India Takes a Great Leap Backwards

The document is exclusionary, reactionary and promotes conformism aimed at serving the interests of capitalism. In a document like the New Education Policy, one must distinguish platitudes from new provisions, including the dropping of old platitudes. Thus, phrases like “education is a public good”, “6 per cent of GDP should be earmarked for education” are just platitudes, unless some concrete[Read More…]

by 12/08/2020 Comments are Disabled India