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 StruggleINR 400E.M.S Namboodiripad, one of the most influential Marxist ideologues, traces the history of the Indian freedom movement from materialistic point of view. What sets his book apart is its revelation of l...
- Gramsci's ThoughtINR 195
In the early 1990s, E.M.S. Namboodiripad (1909–1998) came across the Prison Notebooks of Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937). Gramsci, one of the most significant communist theorists of his time, had s...
- The Frontline YearsINR 275The present volume puts together a selection of EMS's Frontline columns. It is a testimony to the variety of his interests, his erudition, and his ability to communicate complex questions of ...
- History, Society and Land RelationsINR 275
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 Mahatma and the IsmINR 250
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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