Indian fascism on shaky ground

Indian fascism on shaky ground: A revolutionary perspective Arup Baisya The primary task of a revolutionary party, Lenin opined, is to continuously ascertain whether there exists revolutionary situation and to assess its every phase, and to tell the people about the possibility of a revolutionary change, and to develop itself to be capable of leading...

The Pandemic and the State: Part-VII: The Productive restructuring and the working-class

Arup Baisya Capitalism and Uncertainties During the entire phase of neo-liberal restructuring of both production and labour process pre-pandemic situation, the character of the working class had changed. A big chunk of factory jobs was wiped out by technology, while the service workers had grown. In the past few decades, the number of workers in...

The Pandemic and the State : Part-IV: The cultural renaissance and the left

Arup Baisya Time is money The Pandemic and the lockdown stopped the clock, the clock which stepped into the world of Faust in the Elizabethan stage. The anti-Semitic Antonio’s argosies finally came back to the shore because the Christian merchant enrobed the sea with his silk. Shylock, the Jewish merchant, submitted before the rising power...