This is the second part of history of the Democratic Socialist Movement in India, being written by the present writer. The first part of the history, covering early years of the movement led by the Congress Socialist Party from 1934 to 1947, has already been published under the title, A History of the Congress Socialist party, in 1995. The second Party is devoted to the history of Socialist Party, 1947-52. The third part is intended to cover history of praja ...
While the role of the Indian National Congress in the freedom struggle is well-known, the contribution of the leftist parties to the movement for freedom has yet to be highlighted. The present work is an attempt to fill up this gap by making a critical assessment of the Congress Socialist Party, which played an important role in imparting a socialist orientation to the Indian national movement. It gives a full-length account of the Congress Socialist Party from ...