Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi is one of India's foremost writers. Her powerful fiction has won her recognition in the form of the Sahitya Akademi (1979), Jnanpith (1996) and Ramon Magsaysay (1996) awards, amongst se

Ajoy Kumar Ghosh

Ajoy Kumar Ghosh (20 February 1909–13 January 1962) was an Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Communist Party of India.

B.R. Ambedkar

Born into an ‘untouchable’ family, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) was one of India’s most radical thinkers. A brilliant student, he earned doctorates in economics from both Co

Maurice Hindus

Maurice Hindus (1891-1969) was a Russian-born novelist and American authority on the Soviet Union. He was the author of several books on peasant life in Russia as well as his own autobiography, Gre

V.I. Pavlov

Vladimir Ivanovich Pavlov was professor of Economics in Moscow State University, Moscow.

Edward Said

Edward Said (1935–2003) was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and public intellectual who helped found the critical-theory field of postcolonialism. He authored several books, includin