E.M.S. Namboodiripad

E.M.S. Namboodiripad
E.M.S. NAMBOODIRIPAD (1909–1998) was among India’s pioneering Communist leaders and a Marxist theoretician of enormous stature. He became Chief Minister of Kerala on two occasions, in 1957 at the head of the historic first Communist government, and again in 1967 as head of a seven-party coalition. He was the author of several books and hundreds of articles and essays.
A History of Indian Freedom Struggle
History, Society and Land Relations
The present volume puts together his essays spanning six decades, from 1937 to 1996. Included in the volume are classic essays such as ‘The Question of Land Tenure in Malabar ’, ‘A Short Hi...
The first full-fledged attempt by a Marxist to evaluate Gandhi ’'s role in India' ’s freedom struggle.
E.M.S. Namboodiripad, who began his political life as an ardent Gandhian, was uniq...

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