SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE AND INDIAN COMMUNIST MOVEMENT (PB)
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Author: GAUTAM CHATTOPADHYAYA
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ISBN: 8170070546
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Edition: MAY 2024
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Multiple Book Set: No
About the Book
In this important historical and political work, Gautam Chattopadhyaya offers a rare first-hand perspective on Subhas Chandra Bose and his complex relationship with the Indian Left, particularly the Communist Party of India. As the son of Khitish Prashad Chattopadhyaya, a close friend of Subhas Chandra Bose, the author had the unique opportunity to know Bose personally from childhood and grew up deeply influenced by his personality and ideals. The book traces the evolving relationship between Bose and the communists—from early admiration and ideological divergence during the anti-fascist war of the early 1940s, to open antagonism, and later to cooperation during the mass struggles of 1945–46 in Calcutta when communists and Bose’s followers fought together against British imperialism. The narrative further examines the post-independence phase, where the CPI and Forward Bloc often emerged as political allies. By addressing this long, complex history of collaboration and conflict—largely neglected by Marxist historians—this book fills a crucial gap in the understanding of India’s freedom struggle and left politics.
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SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE AND INDIAN COMMUNIST MOVEMENT (PB)
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE AND INDIAN COMMUNIST MOVEMENT (PB)
Book Details
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Author: GAUTAM CHATTOPADHYAYA
-
ISBN: 8170070546
-
Edition: MAY 2024
-
Multiple Book Set: No
About the Book
In this important historical and political work, Gautam Chattopadhyaya offers a rare first-hand perspective on Subhas Chandra Bose and his complex relationship with the Indian Left, particularly the Communist Party of India. As the son of Khitish Prashad Chattopadhyaya, a close friend of Subhas Chandra Bose, the author had the unique opportunity to know Bose personally from childhood and grew up deeply influenced by his personality and ideals. The book traces the evolving relationship between Bose and the communists—from early admiration and ideological divergence during the anti-fascist war of the early 1940s, to open antagonism, and later to cooperation during the mass struggles of 1945–46 in Calcutta when communists and Bose’s followers fought together against British imperialism. The narrative further examines the post-independence phase, where the CPI and Forward Bloc often emerged as political allies. By addressing this long, complex history of collaboration and conflict—largely neglected by Marxist historians—this book fills a crucial gap in the understanding of India’s freedom struggle and left politics.
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Book Details
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Author: GAUTAM CHATTOPADHYAYA
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ISBN: 8170070546
-
Edition: MAY 2024
-
Multiple Book Set: No
About the Book
In this important historical and political work, Gautam Chattopadhyaya offers a rare first-hand perspective on Subhas Chandra Bose and his complex relationship with the Indian Left, particularly the Communist Party of India. As the son of Khitish Prashad Chattopadhyaya, a close friend of Subhas Chandra Bose, the author had the unique opportunity to know Bose personally from childhood and grew up deeply influenced by his personality and ideals. The book traces the evolving relationship between Bose and the communists—from early admiration and ideological divergence during the anti-fascist war of the early 1940s, to open antagonism, and later to cooperation during the mass struggles of 1945–46 in Calcutta when communists and Bose’s followers fought together against British imperialism. The narrative further examines the post-independence phase, where the CPI and Forward Bloc often emerged as political allies. By addressing this long, complex history of collaboration and conflict—largely neglected by Marxist historians—this book fills a crucial gap in the understanding of India’s freedom struggle and left politics.
