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July 2015

Editors of Historical Materialism remember Praful Bidwai as an engaged open-minded intellectual

(Text of Email Message dated 11 July 2015) The editors of Historical Materialism were shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of Praful Bidwai. Praful was a keynote speaker at the HM Delhi conference and we were extremely pleased to have...

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Some photos from the memorial meeting for Praful Bidwai in New Delhi on 8 July 2015

The below photos were taken by Mukul Dube

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Remembering Praful

I remember Praful from his pre-journalist days - the IIT days, the Magowa days - days when we were closest. This is a Praful who is not very well known and today I would like to speak about him.

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Praful was India’s best and bravest journalist from the left

Praful was an extraordinary human being, always deeply committed politically, starting with his days as a student at Bombay I.I.T. and also the least dogmatic and sectarian left-winger that either of us ever knew. He embodied the vision of an essentially modern Left, the Left as a secular, rationalist force, a champion of democracy in the modern world, and as opposed to the authoritarianism and repressiveness of ostensibly “leftwing” regimes as to capitalism’s wide-ranging subjugation of humanity and of nature. As someone who was thoroughly cosmopolitan and internationalist in his outlook, Praful was repelled by the espousal of nationalisms across the political spectrum.

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Announced: A memorial meeting for the journalist, Praful Bidwai (at IIC, New Delhi - July 8, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m)

Remembering Praful a memorial meeting for the journalist, Praful Bidwai • Reminiscences • Tributes • Music Date and Time: July 8, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Venue: Multipurpose Hall Kamaladevi Block India International Centre 40 Max Mueller Marg New...

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