Why do ideas of equality, reason and freedom scare some people? The answer lies in the simple fact that these ideas rock the boat for the castes and classes who rule.

From Anushilan Samiti’s revolutionary violence and idealist armed insurrection to the mindless present-day violence, the cult of the bomb rules Bengal.

This is a moment full of possibility for the articulation of a Dalit-Bahujan oriented left-wing politics – not just in Gujarat but elsewhere in the country.

Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist leader, welcomed the Russian revolution for straying from Marx’s blueprint for overthrowing the system.

If Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn could emerge from within a moribund ‘Left’ that had become indistinguishable from the neoliberal Right, could this be possible in India too?

The professor's life was an ethical-moral compass for many, as he embraced simplicity and actively stayed away from power.