Author Archives: Anvil

Naxalbari and Subsequent Decades (Part-4)

Naxalbari and Subsequent Decades (Part–4) Deepayan Bose Sushital Roy Chowdhary died in March 1971 and it was in the same month that Sauren Basu, a staunch supporter of Charu Majumdar’s line, was also arrested. A few months later, Saroj Dutta, … read more

Reader’s View

Reader’s View Comradely Greetings,We consistently appreciate the analysis provided by The Anvil and the questions it raises for further reflection and study. In the US, what passes for ‘Marxist’ publications are either academic texts that adapt Marxist terminology to bourgeois … read more

January 31, 2019 AnvilReader's viewAnvil-4

Carpe Minutam!

Carpe Minutam! The BJP lost assembly elections in five states. Should that bring a smile to the face of every progressive and democratic person? Yes. Should we be happy? Yes. The stereotypical arguments peddled out by mechanistic Marxists, namely, that … read more

January 31, 2019 AnvilEditorialAnvil-4

Imperialist war on Syria

Imperialist war on Syria Sunny The proxy war in Syria among Imperialist powers is offering some important lessons for future. The hegemony of the US is being challenged and its power as, what appeared a decade ago as, unipolar authority … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilImperialism • InternationalAnvil-3 • Sunny

Kathua and Unnao:The Saffron Republic of Rape

Kathua and Unnao: The Saffron Republic of Rape Shivani Kaul At the beginning of this year, if you had thought that the all socio-economic as well as cultural lows which a crisis-laden capitalist system with its political expression- a fascist … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilFascism • National • NewsAnvil-3 • shivani

Diluting the SC/ST act: Only Working Class Unity Can Truly Fight the Acts of Atrocities

Diluting the SC/ST act: Only Working Class Unity Can Truly Fight the Acts of Atrocities Abhijit A. M. March 2018 witnessed widespread protests on the issue of the dilution of the “Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes: Prevention of Atrocities (PoA) Act”, … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilCaste QuestionAbhijit • Anvil-3

Israeli Brutality

Israeli Brutality on Nakba DayYet another act of Zionist cowardiceYet another act of resilience by Gaza Anand Singh On the last 14 May during the inauguration of American embassy in Jerusalem when Israel’s bloodthirsty prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was terming … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilImperialism • International • News • PalestineAnand Singh • Anvil-3

The Tragic Regression of Anand Teltumbde

The Tragic Regression of Anand TeltumbdeFrom ‘Mahad: The Making of First Dalit Revolt’ to ‘Bridging the Unholy Rift’ Abhinav Sinha A year ago, I had read Anand Teltumbde’s book ‘Mahad: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt’. I found it … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilCaste QuestionAbhinav Sinha • Anvil-3

Issue 3, May 2018

Contents In Lieu of EditorialThe Unfolding of the Political Obscenities of Twenty-first Century Fascism Reader’s ViewReader’s View Special ArticleNaxalbari and Subsequent Decades: A Retrospection (Part–3)– Deepayan Bose The Tragic Regression of Anand Teltumbde– Abhinav Sinha CommentariesIsraeli Brutality– Anand Singh Kathua … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilArchiveAnvil-3

Naxalbari and Subsequent Decades: A Retrospection (Part–3)

Naxalbari and Subsequent Four Decades: A Retrospection (Part-3) -Deepayan Bose In the first part of this essay we had discussed the brief background of the history of communist movement and revisionist departure of the party along with the Naxalbari peasant … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilCommunist-movement • NationalAnand Singh • Anvil-3 • Deepayan Bose