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Original CPI(M) Politburo of 1964

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. It is strongest in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. In West Bengal and Tripura states, as of 2004, it currently holds the government. It split from the Communist Party of India in 1964 because of what it describes as the latter's revisionism and sectarianism. It claims to have 814,408 members as of 2002. CPI(M) flag File links The following pages link to this file: Communist Party of India (Marxist) Categories: Flag images ... Download high resolution version (1912x1530, 905 KB)Original CPI(M) Politburo of 1964 File links The following pages link to this file: Communist Party of India (Marxist) ... Download high resolution version (1912x1530, 905 KB)Original CPI(M) Politburo of 1964 File links The following pages link to this file: Communist Party of India (Marxist) ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... CPI badge The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Revisionism is a word which has several meanings. ... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Propaganda vehicle

Students Federation of India

Mural in Kolkata

CPI(M) election propaganda

CPI(M) poster

Martyrs Column in Haripada, Kerala

CPI(M) mural in Kolkata

18th CPI(M) West Bengal state conference poster

18th CPI(M) West Bengal state conference poster

18th CPI(M) West Bengal state conference mural

Party Organization

CPI(M) took 5.66% of vote in last parliamentary election (May 2004) and it has 43 MPs. It won 42.31% on an average in the 69 seats it contested. They support new Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, but without taking part in it. Election symbol of the Congress Election symbol of the Congress The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ...

In West Bengal and Tripura it participates in Left Front. In Kerala the party is part of Left Democratic Front. In Tamil Nadu it is part of the Progressive Democratic Alliance. West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... Left Front election propaganda in Kolkata 2004 DSP-meeting in Kolkata West Bengal Left Front Committee meeting for solidarity with Tripura Left Front is a front of Indian leftist parties. ... Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... Left Democratic Front is one of the two major alliances that dominate the political life of the Indian state Kerala. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

In Hindi CPI(M) is often called मार्क्सवादी कमयुनिस्त पार्टी (Marksvadi Kamyunist Party, abbreviated MaKaPa). The official party name in Hindi is however Bharat ki Kamyunist Party (Marksvadi). In Tamil the party is known as இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மார்க்சிஸ்ட்) (Intia Kamyunist Katchi (Marxist)). Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ... Missing image The letter ழ் is a consonant believed to be unique to Tamil and Malayalam Tamil is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ...

Leadership

The current general secretary of CPI(M) is Prakash Karat. The CPI(M) MP Somnath Chatterjee is the speaker of the Lok Sabha (2004). The 18th party congress of CPI(M), held in Delhi April 6-11 2005 elected a Central Committee with 85 members. The CC later elected a 17-member Politburo: The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of Parliament of India. ... Delhi (दिल्ली or Dillī in Hindi and Bengali and دیلی in Urdu) is a term that refers to either the State of Delhi or the National Capital Territory (NCT) of the Republic of India. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Harkishan Singh Surjeet
• Jyoti Basu
• V.S. Achuthanandan
• Prakash Karat
• Sitaram Yechury
• S. Ramachandran Pillai
• R. Umanath
• Anil Biswas
• Biman Bose
• Manik Sarkar
• Pinarai Vijayan
• M.K. Pandhe
• Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
• Chittabrata Mazumdar
• K. Varadarajan
• B.V. Raghavulu
• Brinda Karat

Harkishan Singh Surjeet is a communist politician from Punjab, India. ... Jyoti Basu, communist politician from West Bengal, India. ... V.S. Achuthanandan Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, communist politician from Kerala, India. ... Prakash Karat, a communist politician from India. ... S. Ramachandran Pillai S. Ramachandran Pillai (b. ... R. Umanath, communist politician from Tamil Nadu, India. ... Anil Biswas Anil Biswas is the secretary of the West Bengal State Committee of CPI(M) and member of Polit Beauro of the same. ... Manik Sarkar, (born 1949) an Indian politician. ... Pinarai Vijayan, communist politician from Kerala, India. ... buddhadeb hattacharya is the elected CM of Wes Bengal since 2000-2001. ...

The principal mass organizations of CPI(M)

• Democratic Youth Federation of India
• Students Federation of India
• Centre of Indian Trade Unions
• All India Kisan Sabha (peasants' organization)
• All India Agricultural Workers Union
• All India Democratic Womens Association
• Bank Employees Federation of India
• All India Lawyers Union

In Tripura, the Ganamukti Parishad is a major mass organization. DYFI banner DYFI rally in Kolkata Democratic Youth Federation of India (in Hindi भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha), the youth organization of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... 4th CITU West Bengal state conference poster Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a national central trade union federation in India. ... All India Kisan Sabha, the peasants front of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... All India Democratic Womens Association (in Hindi: अखिल भरतिय जनवादी महिला समिति), the womens wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... Ganamukti Parishad flag Mukti Parishader Itikatha Tripura Rajaer Upajati Ganamukti Parishad (Tripura State Tribal Peoples Liberation Council) In 1948 the Mukti Parishad (Liberation Council, later renamed Ganamukti Parishad) was formed as a struggle front against the despotic rule of the monarchic leadership of Tripura. ...

Party Publications

From the Centre, two weekly newspapers are published, People's Democracy (English) and Lok Lehar (Hindi).

Daily Newspapers

• Ganashakti (West Bengal, Bengali)
• Deshabhimani (Kerala), Malayalam)
• Daily Desher Katha (Tripura, Bengali)
• Theekathir (Tamil Nadu, Tamil)
• Prajashakti (Andhra Pradesh, Telugu)

West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Missing image The letter ழ் is a consonant believed to be unique to Tamil and Malayalam Tamil is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం)(Āndhra Prādesh), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Weeklies

• Abshar (West Bengal, Urdu)
• Swadhintha (West Bengal, Hindi)
• Desh Hiteshi (Bengali)
• Aikya Ranga (Karnataka, Kannada)
• Jeevan Marg (Maharashtra, Marathi)
• Samyabadi (Orissa, Oriya)

West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Urdu(اردو) is an Indo-European language which originated in India, most likely in the vicinity of Delhi, from whence it spread to the rest of the subcontinent. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା) is a state situated in the east coast of India. ... Oriya is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa. ...

Fortnightlies

• Lok Jatan (Madhya Pradesh, Hindi)
• Lok Samvad (Uttar Pradesh, Hindi)
• Sarfarosh Chintan (Gujarat, Gujarati)

Madhya Pradesh (मध्‍य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش) is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ... Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Gujarati can mean two distinct things: The Gujarati language is a language spoken in India,and pakistan [1] mostly in and around the Gujarat state. ...

Monthlies

• Shabtaab (Urdu)
• Yeh Naya Raste (Jammu & Kashmir, Urdu)
• Lok Lahar (Punjabi)
• Nandan (Bengali)

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Ideological Publications

• Marxist (English)
• Marxvadi Path (Bengali)
• Chinta (Malayalam)
• Prajasakti Ideological Bulletin (Telugu)

The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Publishing Houses

• Leftword Books
• CPI(M) Publication
• National Book Agency (West Bengal)
• Chinta Publication (Kerala)
• Prajasakti Book House (Andhra Pradesh)
• Deshabhimani Book House (Kerala)

West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం)(Āndhra Prādesh), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ...

Splits and offshoots

A large number of parties have been formed from splits of the CPI(M), such as Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), Marxist Communist Party of India, Marxist Coordination Committee in Jharkhand, Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy and Communist Marxist Party in Kerala, Party of Democratic Socialism in West Bengal, Janganotantrik Morcha in Tripura, the Ram Pasla group in Punjab, Orissa Communist Party in Orissa, etc. The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) was formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. ... Marxist Communist Party of India, splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Marxist Coordination Committee, political party in Jharkhand, India. ... Jharkhand (झारखंड in [[Devanagari}}) is a state of India. ... JSS party emblem, on a mural in Alappuzha Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (Association for Defence of Democracy) is a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Communist Marxist Party is a political party in Kerala, south India. ... Kerala (or Keralam) (കേരളം) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... PDS state conference 2003 poster PDS state conference 2003 poster PDS state conference 2003 poster PDS Kolkata district conference 2003 poster Party of Democratic Socialism, a political party in West Bengal in India. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Janganotantrik Morcha (Peoples Democratic Front), political party in the Indian state of Tripura. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ... Lok Sangharsh Morcha (Peoples Struggle Front), a front organization of the Ram Pasla-led fraction of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Punjab. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (also Panjab) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... ... Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା) is a state situated in the east coast of India. ...

Election Results

see CPI(M) election results. Lok Sabha 2004, Click for full picture Lok Sabha 2004 Lok Sabha 1999 Lok Sabha 1999 Lok Sabha 1996 State Elections Lok Sabha Election Results Nationwide Lok Sabha Election Results 1967-2004 In 1992 elections only took place in Punjab. ...

External links

Articles

• Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050331/asp/opinion/story_4549192.asp) Opinion on party structure by Sumanta Sen. The Telegraph Calcutta, India. March 31, 2005. Accessed April 1, 2005.

• Veteran Communists Honoured (http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/07/stories/2005040708001100.htm) News article on Party history conference. The Hindu. April 6, 2005. Accessed April 8, 2005.

• All you wanted to know about CPI-M (http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/apr/09cpm.htm) News article on CPI-M. Rediff News. April 8, 2005. Accessed April 8, 2005.

• An Upbeat Left (http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2209/stories/20050506002101600.htm) by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan. Frontline Volume 22 - Issue 09, Apr. 23 - May. 06, 2005

Party related websites

• CPI(M) web site (http://www.cpim.org/)
• CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh State Committee (http://www.cpimap.com/)
• People's Democracy (http://pd.cpim.org)
• Leftword Books (http://www.leftword.com) CPI(M) publishing house
• Ganashakti (http://www.ganashakti.com/)
• Deshabhimani (http://www.deshabhimani.com/)
• Prajashakti (http://www.prajasakti.com/)
• All India Democratic Women's Association (http://www.aidwa.org/)
• Centre for Indian Trade Unions (http://www.citu.org.in/)
• Democratic Youth Federation of India (http://www.dyfi.org/)
• Students Federation of India, Kerala (http://www.sfikerala.itgo.com/)
• Students Federation of India, Jawaharlal Nehru University (http://inquilab.tripod.com/)
• Assorted CPI(M)-related images (http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/inquilab/India/CPM/)

See also

• List of political parties in India
• Politics of India
• List of Communist Parties