Revolution and the freedom struggle

In this book, you will meet communists who questioned the idea of freedom propagated by the Indian National Congress

Revolutionary Pasts

Author: Ali Raza

Publisher: Tulika Books

Pages: 287

Price: Rs 995

Ali Raza’s book Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India is a must-read if you are curious about people who put their lives in danger to liberate India from British rule. It focuses on communists whose contributions often go unsung in official narratives about national heroes that circulate on Independence Day and Republic Day.

The author is an Associate Professor of History at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, where he works on the social, intellectual and anti-colonial history of modern South Asia. His interest in the subject is driven by