Author Archives: Anvil

Old Wine in a Shiny New Bottle: the “Nationalist” Assertion of India’s Continued Independent Foreign Policy

Abhijit The ruling BJP has been projecting the foreign policy of the “new India” as one that has created a respectable image of India in the world. The foreign minister, Mr. S. Jaishankar, can now be seen chest thumping on … read more

March 3, 2023 AnvilContemporary • NationalAbhijit • Anvil-7

Fragmentary Critical Notes Towards a Preliminary Investigation of Althusser’s Concept of Ideology

Abhinav Sinha The notion of ‘ideology’ has undergone many changes within the domain of Marxist theory. From the period of Marx and Engels, when it was used mostly to imply the system of ideas through which men became conscious of … read more

March 2, 2023 AnvilMarxismAbhinav Sinha • Anvil-7

Marxism and Feminism: A Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Exposition

Marxism and Feminism: A Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Exposition Shivani Kaul (Part-1) Introductory Remarks The relationship between Marxism and Feminism has always remained a rather strained as well controversial one. There are “Marxists” who have been rather too accommodating of what is broadly … read more

March 1, 2023 AnvilWomen QuestionAnvil-7 • shivani

Naxalbari and Subsequent Four Decades: A Retrospection (Part-5)

Deepayan Bose Criticism of Charu Majumdar’s Line and the Continuance of the Differences Before continuing the discussion on the increasing differences within the CPI (M-L), it is to be noted that apart from the Chinese party, several other fraternal … read more

March 1, 2023 AnvilCommunist-movement • NationalAnvil-7 • Deepayan Bose

Reader’s View

Reader’s View Dear Editor, I really felt enriched reading the December 2021 issue of ‘The Anvil’. Especially, Abhinav’s article on Marxist theory of the relationship between theory and practice, Bipin Balaram’s article on the commodification of data were quite enlightening. … read more

March 1, 2023 AnvilReader's viewAnvil-7

Once Again, On the Revolutionary Proletarian Strategy against Fascism

Once Again, On the Revolutionary Proletarian Strategy against Fascism Let us begin by apologizing for publishing the seventh issue of The Anvil with such delay. We have been getting letters and calls enquiring about the date of publishing of the … read more

March 1, 2023 AnvilEditorialAnvil-7

Issue 6, December 2021

Contents In Lieu of EditorialOne Divides into Two: Application of the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Directive on the Question of the Present Farmers’ Movement Reader’s ViewReader’s View Special ArticleMarxist Thought on the Relationship between Practice and Theory: A Contemporary Reassessment and Refutation of … read more

July 22, 2022 AnvilArchiveAnvil-6

Imperialism in the Times of Pandemic

Imperialism in the Times of Pandemic Anand The extraordinary situation like a pandemic calls for increasing cooperation among the different countries for mitigation, control and vaccine development. However, it is a tragic irony of the global capitalism that the pandemic … read more

December 19, 2021 AnvilImperialism • InternationalAnand Singh • Anvil-6

Reader’s View

Reader’s View Dear Comrades,In this time of great conflict, we look to the workers of India as the force for social transformation. You can be sure that you have the full support of allies in the imperialist countries who reject … read more

December 19, 2021 AnvilReader's viewAnvil-6

One Divides into Two: Application of the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Directive on the Question of the Present Farmers’ Movement

The recent fascist attack on the kulaks’-farmers’ movement in Lakhimpur Khiri reminds us of one of the defining characteristic features of fascism: its tendency to crush all opposition. This opposition might come from the revolutionary communist forces and the working … read more

December 19, 2021 AnvilEditorialAnvil-6