Marxism and Social Revolution in India and Other Essays

Marxism and Social Revolution in India and Other Essays is a collection of papers written by the author on different occasions during the last two decades and a half. They have, however, a unifying theme connecting them with each other and having relevance for the present. The aim of these is to promote a serious dialogue among the scholars of different disciplines and among the scholars and social activists on the theme of Marxism and Social Revolution in India. Far from losing its relevance, this theme is bound to evoke new interest and acquire fresh relevance in the years to come. In the author’s view the collapse of the socialist project does not signify the end of Marxism as a scientific project. It means liberation of Marxism from constraints inimical to "freedom of the mind". Marxism, liberated from these constraints and freshly wedded to the cause of the labouring poor who are yet to be liberated from old and new chains, confronts an era of new opportunities for its renewal.