Socialist Unity Center of India
General Secretary	Nihar Mukherjee
Founded	1948
Headquarters	48 Lenin Sarani, Kolkata - 700 013, India
Alliance	Independent
Seats in Lok Sabha	None
Seats in Rajya Sabha	None
Political ideology	Marxism-Leninism, Shibdas Ghosh thoughts
Publications	Proletarian Era
Website	www.suci.in
See also the politics of India series
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The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) is a communist party in India. SUCI was founded by Shibdas Ghosh in 1948. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... Shibdas Ghosh: Founder of SUCI Shibdas Ghosh was an Indian communist politician and theoretician. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shibdas Ghosh: Founder of SUCI Shibdas Ghosh was an Indian communist politician and theoretician. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ideology

Communism in India

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SUCI describes itself as the only genuine communist party in India^[1], and follows an ideology Ghosh described as closely following Marxism-Leninism. Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ...

It rejects political ideas such as glasnost and perestroika as revisionist, and intends to uphold the original intent of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Lenin, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, and thoughts of Shibdas Ghosh.^[2] //   (Russian: IPA: ) is politics of maximal openness, transparency of activity of all official (governmental) institutes, and freedom of information. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Chinese poster from the first stage of the Cultural Revolution, reading: Down with the Soviet revisionists in large print, and Crush the dog head of Leonid Brezhnev and Alexey Kosygin at the bottom, 1967 The term revisionism is also used to refer to other concepts. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was a 19th century philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ... Engels redirects here. ... Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ( Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин  listen?), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) ( April 22 (April 10 ( O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party, the first Premier of the Soviet Union, and the founder of the ideology of Leninism. ... Mao redirects here. ... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... Shibdas Ghosh: Founder of SUCI Shibdas Ghosh was an Indian communist politician and theoretician. ...

In difference to most other communist factions in India, SUCI analyses India as a capitalist country. In line with that analysis, the party works for Socialist Revolution, rather than People's Democratic Revolution (like CPI(M)) or National Democratic Revolution (like CPI)^[3] CPI(M) flag The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ...

SUCI denounces all naxalite and Maoist activities ^[4].

Parliamentary politics

From its inception, SUCI took part in parliamentary elections and was part of the United Front governments in West Bengal in 1967-1969 and 1969-1970 together with CPI(M) and others. The SUCI had a presence in the legislative assemblies of Assam, Bihar and Orissa at various times. As of 2006, it has two MLAs in West Bengal and one in Orissa. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... CPI(M) flag The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. ... , Assam (  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... A Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government. ...

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Current situation

SUCI rally in Kolkata

The stronghold of the party is in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, in areas such as Jaynagar Mazilpur where it controls certain municipalities. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (772x790, 448 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Socialist Unity Centre of India ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (772x790, 448 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Socialist Unity Centre of India ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... South 24 Parganas is an important district of West-Bengal. ... Jaynagar Mazilpur is a city and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

SUCI has formed a political front in the West Bengal with Trinamool Congress to fight CPI(M) on an agreement that the alliance will maintain equidistance from Indian National Congress and BJP^[5], ^[6]. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Common abbreviation of All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress, earlier West Bengal Trinamool Congress, (WBTC), was a political party in West Bengal, India, led by Mamta Banerjee. ... CPI(M) flag The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. ... Indian National Congress, Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

SUCI mural in Kolkata, announcing 'SUCI day' rally on April 24

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Leadership

After Ghosh's death in 1976 Nihar Mukherjee, a co-founder of SUCI, became the General Secretary ^[7].

Mass organizations

The principal mass organizations of SUCI are:

• United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani
• All India Democratic Students Organisation
• All India Democratic Youth Organisation
• All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan
• All India krishak O Khetmajdur Sangathan

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Publications

The central organ of SUCI is the Proletarian Era, an English forthnighly published from Kolkata. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ...

Cover of Proletarian Era

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• Ganadabi (Bangla weekly, published from Kolkata)
• Unity (Malayalam monthly, published from Thiruvananthapuram)
• Ganamukti (Assame monthly, published from Guwahati)
• Karmika Drushtikona (Kannada monthly, published from Bangalore)
• Pattali Chinthanai (Tamil monthly, published from Chennai)
• Sarbahara (Oriya monthly, published from Bhubaneswar)
• Sarbahara Dristhikon (Hindi forthnighly, published from Delhi)
• Socialist Viplavam (Telugu monthly, published from Hyderabad)

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References

1. ^ Ghosh, Shibdas, Why SUCI is the only genuine communist party in India
2. ^ SUCI, A brief introduction to the Socialist Unity Centre of India.
3. ^ Ghosh, Shibdas, Why SUCI is the only genuine communist party in India
4. ^ SUCI critique on Naxal movement
5. ^ Trinamool-SUCI front organises first rally http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/TrinamoolSUCI-front-organises-first-rally/285697/
6. ^ Trinamool Congress to tie up with SUCI http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/15/stories/2008031561081500.htm
7. ^ A brief introduction to SUCI http://www.suci.in/intro/about/about.htm

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