Marxist Cultural Movement In India (Bengali Version)

Book Details:

• Title: Marxist Cultural Movement in India

• Editor: Sudhi Pradhan

• Publisher: National Book Agency Private Limited

• Language: English

• Publication Year: 2017

• Edition: 1st

• Binding: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 330

• ISBN: 978-93-92593-29-1

About the Book:

Marxist Cultural Movement in India (3 Volumes), compiled and edited by Sudhi Pradhan, was initially published in 1979 and 1985. This monumental work serves as a documentary history and is widely acknowledged by scholars in cultural history, literary history, and the study of communism in India.

• Sudhi Pradhan (1912-1997) made it clear that his collection was not complete, and in the preface to the third volume, he pointed out areas where future scholars could add more to this work. Despite this, the collection remains an invaluable resource.

• The volumes document early materials from significant cultural movements in India, including:

  • Early documents of the All India Progressive Writers' Conference.

  • Records from the All India People's Theater Conference.

  • The first bulletin of the Indian People’s Theater Association.

  • A secret circular from the West Bengal Government against the IPTA and PWA (1949).

• The collection also includes papers and addresses presented by notable figures such as Munshi Premchand, K.A. Abbas, Sajjad Zaheer, Mulk Raj Anand, Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Balraj Sahni, Hemanga Biswas, Vidya Munshi, Harindra Nath Chattopadhyay, and Ali Sardar Jafri.

• Additionally, a review by E.M.S. Namboodiripad, written in 1986, is reprinted in the first volume, adding further historical context to the Marxist cultural movement in India.