How does someone of my generation or age judge a public figure like Jyoti Basu? I grew up in a Bengal that was dominated by the later half of his ‘reign’ (1987-2000), by which time the early fruits of the communist movement in the state, like land reforms, Panchayati Raj and social uplifting of farmers [...]
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Judging Jyoti Basu
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bengal, Calcutta, communism, CPI(M), Jyoti Basu on January 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Indignant Google and Naive China
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged censorship, China, communism, Google, liberty, Mao, revolution on January 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Tiananmen Square on Google.com Tiananmen Square on Google.cn “Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land.” – Mao Zedong (1966) I came across these seemingly unbelievable words, while running a [...]
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