Volume 48 No. 10 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) January 1, 2015 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 2.00 Replacing German with Sanskrit What dangerous portent and intent does the move really carry People who feel concerned terming it skilling to fit the global institutions, the KVs are the most policy at different times. about the future of a truly scientific market and demand. With this directly union government-controlled Implemented to quench the secular universal education in India, fusion of blind faith and mechanized schools. The government decided to massive, often violent, movements have started to see red afresh from thinking of technology in lieu of real set the ball rolling from these against the imposition of Hindi by certain unwarranted moves in the scientific import of knowledge they institutions under their control. the Union government in the 1960s, education field of the country want to turn the youth into the policy itself turned out to be a coming from the BJP government in dehumanized robots with Three language formula disguised means to impose Hindi power at the Centre. These leave regimentation of thoughts and striking at the root of language over the country. It was even at the no doubt that they stem from the without the power of rational teaching cost of education through mother attempts of the present BJP-led judgement to seek and know the The issue in question i.e., tongue, the most desirable vehicle Union government to pursue and truth and without the courage to language teaching, is monitored by for the students. With attention of implement the Hindutva agenda of rise up against injustice, oppression some ‘three language formula/ students diverted among three the RSS- BJP combine in the field of and exploitation. They wish it would policy’ introduced by the Union languages, it undermined, as well, education with renewed vigour. help them to keep on running the Congress government in the sixties acquisition of proper and adequate Right from the inception of their present system, of which they are of the last century. Later the proficiency in English without present term only a few months now in charge of governance. governments of other parties also which students cannot be introduced back, they have revamped their The Hindutvavadi campaign largely and essentially accepted the Contd. on page 2 drive on the plea of rejuvenating was not going to stop. It has ‘Indian glory’ and of ‘Indianizing cropped up afresh with the Kendriya In protest of dastardly Peshawar massacre education’ freeing it from the ‘spell Vidyalayas (KVs) centring round of westernization’. On the pages of the issue of their teaching German SUCI (C) condemns brutal Peshawar Proletarian Era issue of December or Sanskrit. But it is very much 1, 2014 we went through their design apprehended from the government’s killing by Talibanis and calls upon people in some detail to expose that this own admission that the aftermath was no less than a fascistic move of the KV issue will reach the to intensify anti-imperialist to put the country’s education in other schools too in days to come. anti-communal movement to stop this total jeopardy. From behind the garb To ascertain what lies behind the of such vocabulary they have issue, we may require some relevant barbarism of fundamentalists-terrorists chosen, what they intend is to totally background information. Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C), has issued destroy the modern scientific Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) the following statement on 17 December 2014 : secular education replacing it with belong to one of the four major an education based on blind faith kinds of schools operative in the This savagery is unpardonable. We have no language to condemn and obscurantist ideas and Hindu- country. The KVs follow a syllabus the brutal killing of 140 odd innocent students of Army Public School of religious dogma, dishing it out as broadly similar to that of the CBSE Peshawar by the armed murderers of fundamentalist Tehrik-e-Taliban our traditional education of the syllabus along with their own carrying out such terror attacks and mindless killings in different parts Vedas and Vedantas. At the same additions and alterations. The Board of the world with felonious fury. All religious fundamentalist forces time, to keep the prevailing of Governors of this Kendriya including Talibanis, it may be recalled, were once created, nurtured, and capitalist system running they wish Vidyalaya Sangathan is headed by used by the imperialists, particularly the US imperialists, to destroy all to allure a privileged section of youth the Union HRD minister. And so, progressive democratic movement and rational mind of the people. and people with advanced yet even during these days of spate of Now they all including the Talibanis whom the US imperialists had mechanized technological education privatization of educational Contd. on page 10

Left : Students assembled on 28 December in front of Central Office of AIDSO at 48 Lenin Sarani, Kolkata on the 60th anniversary of the organization. Right : Leaders on the dais at the inaugural programme at Sraddhananda Park, Kolkata on the same day PAGE TWO JANUARY 1, 2015 PROLETARIAN ERA German-Sanskrit controversy Saffron brigade whip up controversy throwing student interest to the winds Contd. from page 1 namely French or German as a and not the above or secondary associated. Since language is the to the world of the most advanced third language. In 2011 (23 level. With it, German is not banned vehicle of thought and knowledge, knowledge of the time in any branch September) during the tenure of from Kendriya Vidyalayas. It merely the policy of language teaching at of knowledge and epistemology. In the second UPA government a remains no longer an official third the school level is crucially short it was a disastrous policy so to MOU was signed between language. In the process the important. It is not just an issue of a say, in so far as language teaching in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and German Ambassador Herr Steiner few students of a few batches. The schools was concerned. In essence Goethe-Institute, Max Mueller and the German Chancellor Frau policy concerns the entire nation. the policy entailed: Students should Bhawan. It made KVs to switch to Merkel have also been assured that This perspective must be taken into study three languages. These are German instead of an Indian German will be given its due status due consideration. To be precise, namely: First language ( apparently regional language as the third and respect. Sensing problem and proper language teaching and a ‘must’): mother tongue or regional/ language and the schools made under pressure of opposition, the choice of language or languages to state language; Second language ( their Sanskrit teachers and other HRD minister is said to have be compulsorily taught at the school with a note of option ‘will be’) : a) primary teachers to learn German. instructed the Kendriya Vidyalaya level are guided by three in Hindi-speaking states: some other Around 500 KVs were offering Board to be lenient in checking considerations. modern Indian language or English German. papers of the third language as Firstly the language must act as and b) in non-Hindi speaking states: There was a writ petition palliative and on the plea of ensuring a gateway to higher advanced Hindi or English; and Third language against the order and then, in a implementation of the decision. She knowledge of the time. These days (again with a note of option ‘will sudden and grossly arbitrary move, has added that the affected students such a knowledge can be acquired be’) in both Hindi-speaking and non- on 27 October 2014, the Board of will be provided with counselling and only through learning of different Hindi-speaking states: English or a Governors of the Kendriya they will have the option of picking modern subjects like science, modern Indian language not studied Vidyalaya Sangathan, headed by any Indian language as the third literature, social sciences as well as as second language. The policy or the Union HRD minister decided in language instead of Sanskrit. applied science or technology, the the formula was continued its meeting that “teaching of Those opposing the move are latter at higher levels conveying mandated by the Congress German language as an option to arguing that German was only one of higher and developed thoughts and government in the NPE 1986. Sanskrit will be discontinued the options for the third language knowledge. After KVs decided to adopt the forthwith”. “German can be taught offered by the KVS and the MoU Secondly, language should be a Three Language Formula in 1988, to such students of class VI to VIII was never intended to make it convenient generally accepted regional languages were initially to as an additional subject of hobby compulsory. However, the fact that means of communication and be made available there as third class , if they so desire, but not as over 70,000 students across 500 expression of thoughts at all levels language options. However, this a third language as it violates the schools opted for German speaks of personal and social life of system was never implemented Three Language Formula and there volumes about the preference among different sections of population. effectively on the plea of so-called shall be no violation on National students and parents to avoid This is more important particularly logistical issues (organising teachers, Policy of Education/National Sanskrit and to learn a foreign in a country like India where there classes and other logistics to Curriculum Framework/Three language instead to boost their career are so many groups of people facilitate each student’s demand). language formula”. On 27 prospects. In fact, even the way the speaking different nationality When the BJP-led NDA November the Union government, present government is dishing out languages. Thirdly, skill in such a government was formed at the submitted before the Supreme palliatives to the affected students language ought to have utilitarian Centre, the BJP tried with its agenda Court that Sanskrit will be the third amply betrays that the government’s values in the contemporary world to of saffronizing education through language in Classes VI to VIII and keenness to promote Sanskrit is give the student an economic introduction of the draft of National German will be dropped as an mere tokenism, to get it introduced by advantage in their subsequent Curriculum Framework for School alternative to Sanskrit as third any means. Even then most students professional life, by serving as a Education in 2000 (NCFSE2000), a language in Kendriya Vidyalayas. who are now forced to drop German tool to secure sustainable means of blue print of saffronization or This decision of the Union will anyway pick Sanskrit, a livelihood. Hindutva. Immediately afterwards government and the KVs came in calculation upon which the ministry For fulfillment of these three in 2001 the KVs passed an order the middle of the session throwing and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan purposes, there must be the study making Hindi, English and Sanskrit the interest of students to the wind. are banking. The ministry may have of mother tongue , developed mandatory as the three languages, The annual examination of nearly promised to allow students to pick enough to impart education allowing the option of a regional 70,000 students of 500 odd KVs any modern Indian language as their maintaining a standard high level, language only as an additional was just knocking at the door. third language. But in the current keeping the 8th Schedule of the subject, if 15 or more students opted Obviously it created a turmoil and situation, organising teachers and Constitution in mind. Along with for it. It thus virtually abandoned the people, including the parents of other logistics to facilitate each and parallel to it, teaching of teaching- learning of modern Indian students in the VI to VIII classes student’s demand, as promised by the English must be carried on with language, even including the mother in the KVs took it as a move to minister, is sure to pose a huge equal importance. This is because tongue for non- Hindi speaking replace German with Sanskrit as a challenge. So the option of picking the language of English still remains students, irrespective of whether compulsory language subject to be any modern Indian language as the an essential instrument for acquiring they were the Hindus, Muslims or learnt in schools. Under pressure third language will remain on paper; higher knowledge and an adept Christians or else. In 2005 of people’s opinion and the Apex the batch entering Class VI in the means for communication both Congress- led UPA government Court intervention in response to a next academic session would have to inside the multilingual country of insitutionalized the entire move petition filed by parents of KV study Sanskrit, besides Hindi and ours and internationally with the accepting all the measures taken by students, the Union government had English. And once introduced that world when it has become so close the BJP-led NDA government. to retract from its move of way, the system will be claimed to and small. These two are a must implementing its move this year to be working and established for future and adequate in so far as proper The present crisis do so from the next academic year. batches and then even to other grooming of a student at the This system carried right up to school boards. school level is concerned. 2009. Then in their bid to pose Reality behind the move Additionally, a student who opposition to the BJP move of In defense of the move, it is now Importance of language wants to learn any other language making Sanskrit compulsory, the being harped that this decision is teaching must have the freedom to choose it Congress-led UPA government limited to lower grade or upper But over and above these as an optional subject, from amongst decided to teach foreign language, primary students – VI to VIII only problems there are more vital issues Contd. on page 8 PROLETARIAN ERA JANUARY 1, 2015 PAGE THREE We won’t find the road to emancipation unless organized under the leadership of the revolutionary party — Mubinul Haider Chowdhury The first Central Convention of Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) necessary issues still remain curb and coerce communism, turned was held on 20 November at Dhaka. Comrade Mubinul Haider Chowdhury, unaddressed, people of our country subsequently against the US the General Secretary addressed the open session of the Convention and suspect many compromises, many imperialism itself. Now the US his speech has been published in Samyabad , the organ of the party. We secret moves in the offing. There imperialists cannot but suppress place here a free English rendering of that speech, in slightly abridged form, was another section that was in the them. They are posing as if they are with a view to helping people of India have some idea about the class and leadership of the liberation out to coerce a bigoted ruthless mass struggles and the struggle for founding a genuine proletarian movement. But following the law of terror of the Middle Ages. These revolutionary party in that country. We have also included a very brief the capitalist rule, all of those latter, terrorists have done what they were summary of the address by Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, forming different governments at made for. But because they were SUCI (Communist), that he made at the same open session of the different times, carried on and also supplied with arms and weapons Convention as the Chief Guest. presently are prolonging the same and have been existing for quite Comrades, but all that is related with their anti-people regime. That every some time with some relative We have been listening to experience and capability. But since government of Bangladesh becomes independence having those arms in Comrade Provash Ghosh (General the bourgeoisie has risen into the unpopular within a short time is their possession, they have been able Secretary, SUCI (Communist),) state power, all –out efforts have because all the governments serve to build a kind of power base for elaborating on the international always been towards consolidation only the capitalism. themselves, making use of the situation—the terrible crises-ridden of capitalism. As a result, anybody Consider the fundamentalist sense of humiliation of common condition of imperialism-capitalism, of this country who can people at the hand of their rulers. the devastating crisis encompassing follow economics You know in Arab countries al from economic to cultural-ethical generally, would Qaeda, Islamic State (IS) and such spheres and the miserable understand that from other organizations have emerged; exploitation and oppression of villages to cities there is the US imperialists as well as the capitalism-imperialism, people of the no production relation imperialist countries of the European world population are being subjected existing other than that Union, all of them extended their to. Now, I wish to place a few directed towards assistance to those to grow. When words about the problems of our earning maximum the tasks for which they had been country in the light of that profit. The contradiction set up were accomplished, there international situation, now between labour and ensued conflicts centring the Middle prevailing. capital is the main East oil fields. Now the imperialists The first point is; we are not an contradiction here. cannot disarm them; they have indivisible nation. Ours is an out and Capitalism in our already grown up into forces to be out class divided society. After our country came into Comrade Mubinul Haider Chowdhury reckoned with. Whether they can country was freed from Pakistan, existence when world capitalism outfits that exist with considerable combat the imperialists or not, they the national bourgeoisie whose already had become most power in our country, in different are making attempts, may be leadership guided our liberation reactionary. This is the reason we forms, and that have taken on temporarily. movement, assisted by various didn’t find any progressive role, different names after ‘Islamic Just see, how the imperialists supporting forces, that very patriotic role, any pro-people role on power’ like Hefajate Islam, Jamate implanted conflicts among the people bourgeois class got saddled in the its part. With tremendous vigour we Islam and so on. If with people’s exploiting the medieval thoughts and state power. The biggest weakness fought our freedom struggle, but support they ever come to power— religious superstition. Note the of our liberation movement is that it capitalism was established at the which we certainly never desire— present conflicts between the Shias was organized at such a time when national level here because our what will they do? Would they be and the Sunnis. The Sunnis never historically the bourgeois class no people lacked higher political able to establish the old feudal consider the Shias as non-Muslims. longer had any progressive role. consciousness. Since the inception monarchic social system or establish They have differences on some Comrade Provash Ghosh discussed of our statehood every government Khilafat? Words about establishing views, some thoughts, some the great progressive role the allowed people to be robbed, their Khilafat are in the air even in the interpretations; but they are now capitalist social system played in the wealth looted to turn them into Middle East. These are hollow simply annihilating each other. history in the 17th and 18th centuries proletariats, thrown out of villages misguiding talks. US imperialism on These are but the impact of the towards advancement of the everyday to throng to cities in and often forge such weapons and obscurantist ideas, superstitions and civilization. But in this age of world hundreds and thousands. These data use them temporarily for some influence of the culture of the past capitalism-imperialism and - and there are many such others - ulterior purpose. Following it, these which the people were carrying proletarian revolution when the will help us prove that our country groups remaining as a force, and among them that the imperialists- bourgeoisie have no further is existing as a capitalist system. imperialism providing them with capitalists exploited to divide the progressive role to play, it is at this What I want to stress upon is weapons and money, still using them people throwing them into an time that the bourgeois class of that Bangladesh has two contending to coerce opposition, in course of appalling state of existence. This is Bangladesh led the freedom sides— the capitalist class and the time these forces with arms in hand no sign of strength of the movement. Now, whenever we proletariat. As events unfolded, and turn into Frankenstein and wage imperialists-capitalists. How weak refer to the bourgeois class of historically, the bourgeoisie of war against them who created these they are now I could have explained Bangladesh, it is not really important Bangladesh are divided into different forces. Such contradictions are sure had I enough time to discuss the to judge how powerful the bourgeois fractions. One of those once took to exist in the capitalist social situation around the world. class of this country is, how much of side with Pakistan and emerged as system. The imperialists created As it stands, we are a small industrial power does it possess. war criminals, whom we now seek, these fundamentalists to combat party. We have been able to connect From the time this bourgeois with heart and soul, to be tried as communism. Communism at that only a few young people with us. state has been established, many dreadful criminals of war and who time suffered from crisis of several When the national socialist party changes have taken place in this at present are being tried, albeit kinds; socialist countries also was formed in 1972, within that country—all of them were made partially. Though their real trial suffered from various mistakes and itself we started this struggle of with the purpose of consolidating involving the whole people has still lapses only to end in their debacle party building through discussion capitalism. Among the rulers some been sidestepped. Right, some trials —we are not going into this with its main leaders. Once they had attempted to do the job quite are going on, some notorious culprits discussion now. The Taliban that were clamouring about Marxism- nicely, some couldn’t do that much, are being punished. Yet many was created by the imperialists to Contd. on page 4 PAGE FOUR JANUARY 1, 2015 PROLETARIAN ERA Fascist rule attempted only to extend, intensify exploitation

Contd. from page 3 Today when individualism has science. When science emerged, up with strength. On occasions, I Leninism and scientific socialism, precipitated extreme crisis, when the when coordinated science emerged went to different parts of Europe. I class struggle, etc.; at that time we concept of individual freedom means from the stage of empiricism, the have seen these parties could gather contacted them. Our objective was simply rank privilege disconnected concept of authority emerged right some people, but failed to hold them to build up a revolutionary party on with any kind of patriotism, when no from that time. That concept of together. Why can’t they? A man the basis of the thoughts of more does it bear any urge for authority, too, has always been cannot be convinced only with old Comrade Shibdas Ghosh utilizing sacrifice for people, at these hours enriched from one phase to a higher arguments, old talks. To convince these contacts. In our efforts to the ethics-morality-values that are one. In the way authority is there in people they should be given higher build up a revolutionary party we required to build up a working class natural science, in Marxism too, it realization about the concrete, tried to explain that revolution will revolutionary party, the concrete being an ideology completely based developed contemporary not come about by merely expression of ideology that is on science, authority will appear here understanding and approach of assembling a sizeable mass of young required to counteract this crisis — continuously and a stage will be Marxism about the present crisis in people or by congregating hundreds Comrade Shibdas Ghosh has reached when many expressions values, in culture, about what sort of of thousands of people without provided before the world communist made by an authority will become destruction this ethical-cultural crisis building up a revolutionary party. movement that very education, that inadequate. Again new authorities and the present day economics are After the liberation of our very guidance. We tried to work with will appear to make the inadequate pushing people into. It is certainly motherland a terrible force rose to that young section of this country adequate, to further advance this clear that capitalism cannot stand power; it started to loot the wealth who had been thinking of revolution, current. strong today. But however intense of the country to amass capital for imbuing them with the thoughts of You, the political workers and may be the crisis of capitalism, them. As a result, at that time the Comrade Shibdas Ghosh. When we organizers, you will understand what whatever destructive measures it patriotic section of people who came with these questions to I mean. But I am sorry, people at may take, so long as millions are not were sad, hopeless and frustrated approach them, it created a strong large may not readily appreciate organized under the leadership of the due to this outcome, were trying to attraction among those young people. these issues centring round our party. revolutionary party of the proletariat, get together to do something; most A communist group was being Nevertheless, we all want to be free we will not get anywhere near the of them were young. The influence attempted to develop inside the from this brute ruthless rule and path of emancipation. of the ideology of the proletarian JASAD (Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal or exploitation of capitalism. And for Comrades, many events are class, Marxism-Leninism on them National Socialist Party). In an organ this the need is a revolutionary party happening in our country, many created the ground, upon which we of that group Lal Istehar, they of the proletarian class. It is urgent issues are coming up. The liberation tried to implant the idea of building published Comrade Shibdas Ghosh’s that those who bear the burning our country achieved at the cost of up a genuine working class party treatise Why SUCI is the Only desire for revolution must realize the countless lives, all its fruits have and of the method through which Genuine Communist Party on the need for the party. Analysis from been usurped by the bourgeois class. this party would develop in this era. Indian Soil where Comrade Ghosh every angle upholds how great the As a result, those of us who had Ideas of Marxism-Leninism were had showed following which process necessity of the revolutionary party participated in the liberation struggle, here in this country even before we in this era could grow the uniformity is. You have seen the setback of the our many aspirations have all been were born. There had been activities of thinking, one process of thinking, world socialist system. But neither shattered. Because people are not centring these ideas. But never that is thinking in the same process, could any of the capitalist countries armed with the ability to analyse the could they make the correct analysis that was essential to help the working continue their rule with any stability, country and its situation from class of economic-social situation of the class party to grow. Who can think in any steadiness in economics and outlook and angularity, from political, country; they couldn’t determine the same process? Men of science politics. You must have noticed cultural and all sides, they become who are the friends and who are the know that without uniformity of everywhere from Genoa to Seattle, confused and misguided when they foes and could not succeed in thinking a correct decision can never people shook the whole world. Again hear talks about our liberation uniting the friends against the be arrived at. So thinking in the same you could see the terrible crisis in the struggle from people sunk in enemies and thus couldn’t go process, that is one process of European Union countries from corruption. They cannot make out anywhere near capturing the state thinking, uniformity of thinking, Portugal to Greece. Everywhere what to do. People are in real power by developing a powerful oneness in approach and singleness capitalism is in crisis and hundreds of terrible crisis. They are at bay: How struggle encompassing the people of of purpose—without developing the thousands of people are rising in could the force in favour of the the country under the leadership of revolutionary party on the basis of this revolt. Only the other day Arab liberation struggle continue to remain the working class revolutionary fundamental understanding, Spring unravelled so many events, in power, how could they persist? party. Why couldn’t they do it? revolutionary transformation of the raised so much hope. What potential, You see the military came to power Centring all these questions we society is impossible in any country. what hope it created! But finally here several times and has gone out brought here a new approach of Thereafter, while traversing a long those could not reach their logical too. They had been unpopular, had Marxism through the thoughts of arduous path concerning these culmination. I won’t say that they had to leave, or else, the bourgeoisie Comrade Shibdas Ghosh. questions, ultimately our party fell completely failed. Certainly such didn’t need them; sometimes they When apparently world victim to a division two years back. powerful movements will cause pulled back when they found they communist movement was standing That Marxism should be applied in many changes in the realm of man’s had been completely exposed. But on a very strong foundation, with no every aspect of life –this concrete thinking—but in real terms we do not this time, the military didn’t come to crack in it visible - not a single thinking and opinion Comrade see a genuine strong base for power. Though it went through a weakness could be discerned - even Shibdas Ghosh has brought not only changes in these countries. See terribly critical situation. It means at that time Comrade Shibdas Ghosh before us in Bangladesh and India, Egypt, what a situation there! Power the bourgeois class didn’t want the had pointed out the crises in the but before the communist changed from military to military to come to power, they ideological field of the communist revolutionaries of the whole world. fundamentalism and then again from wanted something else. The movement. Comrade Provash Ghosh The process and method Comrade fundamentalism to military. What an bourgeois class of Bangladesh now has dwelt upon these in his Shibdas Ghosh upheld in order to build upheaval took place, what a huge stands on a strong foundation, a discussion. We came to this country up collective life which alone can sacrifice, what a militant struggle— powerful bourgeois class has with all these teachings. To develop completely defeat individualism: to but people are rudderless. All these emerged here. What matters if the a revolutionary party of the working some leaders it became urgent to big movements in so many countries people of Bangladesh are poor! The class, a Leninist party, it was very dissociate themselves from all this. could not reach the cherished goal in bourgeoisie here are quite rich. urgent to enrich the thoughts of Lenin Centring their individuality, many absence of the working class Didn’t you just hear about India? and develop it in accordance with the needs of individualism, they refused revolutionary party. India is now emerging as a powerful need of this age. The thoughts of the authority of Comrade Shibdas In all the countries of Europe economic force in the world. But in Lenin belonged to a time when Ghosh. the crisis looms large inside the what sense? In the bourgeois sense, individualism did not appear with The term authority has always working class revolutionary parties. in the capitalist sense, in the such an ugly character as of now. been there in Marxist politics and No party there is being able to stand Contd. on page 5 PROLETARIAN ERA JANUARY 1, 2015 PAGE FIVE To overcome weakness of movements, unite people, be united with them Contd. from page 4 correct analysis is made of the they cannot invest capital there, they problems. Attempts must be made imperialist sense. But if we judge in country’s situation, a united front are extending the sphere of capital so that stable organizational power relation to the standard of living of movement cannot be developed and investment in underdeveloped may be developed through these the entire people of the country, without that none of us can develop. countries. Here you see they are mass movements. Since we are all India is among the poorest countries Any revolution, be it people’s trying to expand it to whatever engaged in politics, all of us will try of the world. Similarly, millions of democratic revolution, national extent they can, such as by creating to extend our respective influence in people in our country are democratic revolution or socialist EPZ etc. For this all the oligarchs of the mass movement. But there is no unemployed, they live in extreme revolution, in every one of them Bangladesh are in their favour. The conflict or problem on the issue of poverty. Uncertainty prevails there is the necessity of its specific oligarchs of this country are the developing people’s involvement. everywhere in life. The rulers are united front. But in the united front owners of thousands of crores of Even outside our own party forces, privatizing everything; the worst is movement there are certain rupees. The big houses here have there should develop people’s power the situation in the educational minimum issues that are significant. made a concentration of Rs 15-20 to carry on movement, to build up sphere. In hospitals, service is non- United front develops on the basis thousand crore. They have taken resistance. This power of resistance existent. Every sphere is dragged of a minimum agreed programme somewhat the form of monopoly. gradually would ramify to develop into commerce. What a terrible that grows on the foundation of For this concentration of capital a one day into a countrywide network, society! maximum understanding. Among process of fascist rule has also been build up rock bottom unity and Our respected friends of the left ourselves there is contradiction on established here. Judiciary is through a massive powerful movement of Bangladesh, their each one’s political line; it takes long completely in their favour, movement would reach the final sacrifice, their struggle, many a to be united on all those; maybe administration and military is in their stage of revolutionary struggle. To hardship that they have gone overall unity will develop at the favour. Above all there is the Indian translate these possibilities into through to remain with the people highest phase of revolution. But imperialism, who are firmly with reality, the urgent need is to build up throughout their life, all are great. I before that, it is very important to them. They want their lone authority the revolutionary party. And pay my respects to all these. Only I unite people and develop mass to control Bangladesh; they wish no centring this need our party is will tell you one thing. No sacrifice, movements together with them. other force from outside would holding this special convention. no honesty can outright lead us to Comrades, let me now evaluate intervene much. Whatever mutual The party in which we were the correct path. On the basis of the character of the ruling contradictions the Bangladesh united in the past grew on the basis scientific reasoning, on correct government. They are in the bourgeoisie do have among of Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Marxist-Leninist thought process we governmental power simply illegally. themselves centring their own Ghosh Thought. Evidence is there must realize that unless we can What do I mean by illegal? They interests and which India cannot within the JASAD. Evidence is decide the correct political line, we themselves formulated laws to rule control and resolve, the Indian there in the prolonged existence of cannot correctly identify the friend the people, to exploit them, these imperialism is ready to go along our party. Please note that we can and the enemy. We cannot unite the laws they formulated have an with these. It may come out now rally thousands upon thousands at a friends. outward show, for example a man’s and then that Bangladesh enters into time when socialism has suffered a For a long time there has been right to express opinion, right to some give and take with China or setback. When socialism faced no real mass movement in our organize meetings, processions— with any other country, but in the debacle across the whole world, met country. Those big mass movements these rights are normal in society. main India is firmly with with defeats, maybe temporarily, at of the past—all those developed They are ruling the country Bangladesh. And now, as the that time it was extremely difficult to somewhat to fulfill the need of the absolutely violating these laws. They bourgeois forces here are totally stand in its favour. Even at that time bourgeoisie. People also needed are continuously breaking the laws isolated from the people, the Indian in Bangladesh our party was able to them. To become free from the they have themselves made. They imperialism is handling those forces organize the youth force slowly in military rule is definitely the need of don’t believe in any rule of law. in various ways to keep them in such a way that thousands of people the people also. It was also in the What they once told about the rule power. This is the reason the latter were with us. In those days all the interest of the bourgeoisie to bring of law, neutrality of the judiciary, are being able to continue in power leftists—I am sorry to say, but I the civil rule while talking big about complete freedom of administration with such a strength. The opposition don’t mean any disrespect to any of democracy. But the bourgeoisie from government influence—all forces may rally hundreds of them —stared astounded and didn’t present us with any these have become non-existent. thousands of people. But they have wondered how could we organize democracy. They know nothing Independent judiciary and failed to build up mass movements. the youth forces that way and bring about democracy. Neither do they sovereignty of parliament—nothing And I think they can’t do it even. them on the streets! And imbue know, nor do they practise is there. Those who are in power, in When the bourgeoisie will want the them to work selflessly! democracy in their families, nor in the government being subservient to present government to go if they are There was the inexorable the country; there is no trace of the main interest of capitalism as its no more accepted by the people, strength of Marxism-Leninism and democracy in their way of life, in protector - everything takes place at then some changes will take place. along with it the thoughts of their mode of life. Not even the their beckoning. Those who are in People too won’t tolerate the Comrade Shibdas Ghosh and his democracy in the bourgeois sense. power as the votary of capitalism government and something of an ideals. The most advanced And not to speak of the proletarian control everything today. How can uprising may happen. It may happen expression of Marxism today has democracy, that is different and such an illegal government stay in that some small parties of this left- come through this great leader, and represents a very high standard. power in Bangladesh? Judiciary is democratic unity may assume big on the basis of his thoughts we were Everybody talks of the supporting it. There is no opposition shape through such movements, and engaged in conducting the struggle weaknesses of the leftist movement. from the administration. There is no unnerved at their emergence the to build up a party. But in that What does weakness signify? outward expression of contradiction bourgeoisie and their parties may arduous struggle to traverse a long Firstly, any movement is weak at the even if it may exist among them. step aside. But till now, the intricate path, may be, sometimes beginning. Then while conducting Outwardly there is no opposition bourgeoisie are solidly beside the we stumbled. Look at the history. struggles, while being beaten up from them in favour of people. So government and may continue this Not only have we, revolutionary unceasingly, the movement gains many times the military came and way for quite some time to come. parties in many countries have gone strength. Being imprisoned, facing went. But this time they are totally In this situation the left and through split and growth, growth and batons, embracing bullets—all have silent. They, too, are in favour of the democratic forces are to develop split. All these happen because the ceased to happen in our country. government. All this means they are mass movements unitedly. And process to consolidate working class Even there is no real struggle to all united to expand the ruthless without creating unwarranted revolutionary ideology takes place build up a leftist movement. It is my capitalism in Bangladesh. complications, those movements along an uneven hazardous path, appeal to the comrades, to our leftist When the advanced countries should be launched on the basis of through intensification of class leadership to recognize that unless are closing down their factories, highlighting people’s crisis and Contd. on page 6 PAGE SIX JANUARY 1, 2015 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Provash Ghosh addresses the Special Convention of SPB (Marxist) In his speech as the Chief Guest in the hands of the industrial-military- blindly following it. Led at the special convention of bureaucracy complex, the by Comrade Shibdas SPB(Marxist), Comrade Provash characteristic traits of fascism in the Ghosh our Party did Ghosh, General Secretary SUCI realm of thoughts are destruction of accept great Stalin and (Communist) pointed out that the scientific outlook and rational mind- Mao Zedong as orgainzers were holding this special set, and fanning up of blind faith- teachers , but did not convention at a juncture when the superstition- traditionalism- national follow them blindly. He entire mankind is facing a fierceful chauvinism. Human essence, human also prepared our Party, danger . He added: “I do not know if values are all shattered. This is a our mindset for the a crisis of this magnitude ever more dangerous attack. Far back impending danger.When appeared in history. It is all-out, Comrade Shibdas Ghosh warned the debacle came we that a nation, a country can raise were sad, but not pervading all spheres from Comrade Provash Ghosh economy-politics-social-cultural to voice against injustice, can fight it, if frustrated, did not moral. The market economy of and when it possesses moral strength collapse. Rather we are advancing Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and capitalism no longer finds its market. and sense of humanity, has ideals gradually acquiring strength. Thus, in form an axis with USA, Australia, Itself it is destroying market. India, before it. Indian capitalism is the way Lenin- Stalin- Mao Zedong Japan and Israel. The freedom the country I am representing here is shattering that moral strength, is creatively enriched and developed fighters of Bangladesh must beware not just a capitalist country, it is uprooting the nation from that Marxism after Marx and Engels, of that. Our Party have always imperialist indeed. The Indian people tradition which waged struggles, Comrade Shibdas Ghosh too has raised voice against the Indian now face relentless onslaught from fostered human values. Yet the developed Marxism- Leninism in the imperialism, their expansionist it.In fact, all around the world fascism twentieth century has also provided process of founding and developing attempts, and have expressed is unleashing attacks in different us and the human history with, the genuine Marxist party, SUCI fraternal support to the legitimate forms and in different ways. Long Russian revolution, socialist society (Communist) on the soil of India. demands of the people of back Comrade Shibdas Ghosh and civilization, socialist culture, To you, people of Bangladesh, I Bangladesh and their struggles. elaborated that besides concentration when the western civilization was should point out another issue. Even We congratulate and welcome and monopolization of capital and facing doom, was gripped by crisis. in 1971 Comrade Shibdas Ghosh the powerful Marxist movement that centralization of administrative power Even the greatest humanist was the first among the Marxist the SPB (Marxist) have launched characters of the western world thinkers to express support to your with the formation of the Central Speech of heartily greeted this new-born freedom fight adding that Convention Preparatory Committee. civilization. This socialism was not Bangladesh has emerged as a Our fraternal solidarity based on Comrade Mubinul due to slide into crisis, it was not distinct separate nation with its proletarian internationalism will Haider Chowdhury inevitable. Right in 1948 Comrade economic-cultural characteristics, its continue unblemished. And in the Shibdas Ghosh raised the caution. He distinct nationality entity. He added days to come we will fight united Contd. from page 5 said that in absence of the higher in a note of caution that with the against imperialism- capitalism and struggle. So there is nothing to be level of understanding of Marxism- help of the US imperialists, the all manifestations of fascism, against frustrated about. Even if we are Leninism, the loftier standard of Indian imperialism from its revisionism.” With these words and gripped under frustration, that would Marxist culture, proletarian culture, expansionist design is trying to expressing fraternity with the CCPC not destroy mankind. But we have there had developed the practice of extend its sphere of influence in this of SPB (Marxist), Comrade no other choice; there is no other mechanically resting upon leadership, subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Provash Ghosh ended his address. way, nothing but revolution. This is the belief we hold, till the last moment of life we shall strive to Central Trade Unions launch united carry this ideology and move along this path. This party certainly will protest against Union government grow up. With this pledge I bring the In protest of fierce attack on the right to the owning class to retrench Bangalore to march towards Raj first open session to a close. working class in the name of and loot, the newly installed Modi Bhawan. AIUTUC, State President You have been listening for a reforming Labour Acts by the BJP- government are shamelessly trying and member Central Committee, long time, taken hardship in your led union government and different to rob toiling people of their hard- SUCI (C), Comrade K. stride for the whole day, you have state governments, a joint platform earned legal and trade union rights Radhakrishna addressed the come from far off places, and I of 11 Central Trade Unions and acquired through the years by one gathering. Rallies and protest thank all of you. One more thing: to federations of the country issued a stroke. Under such dangerous meetings were organized at different those who are not connected with call of observing 5 December as the circumstances, Comrade Sankar other places of the state namely, our party, to the people at large, I All India Protest Day and holding Saha appealed to toiling people of all Davangere, Vijayapura, Gulbarga, address this. To some extent protest demonstrations in the state sections not just to take part in a Yadagiri, Raichur, Ballari, Tumkur, propaganda of the convention has capitals throughout the country as a successful protest demonstration Hubli and elsewhere. On each been striking, caught your eyes. It part of the countrywide struggle. for a day, but also to make occasion state leaders of different may appear that we have spent In a statement Comrade Sankar successful in all respects the united central trade unions emphasized huge money for it. Yes, we had to Saha, General Secretary AIUTUC movement that is in the offing. developing powerful movement. spend some money, but that we and member, Central Committee A joint protest demonstration At Patna in Bihar, a joint rally collected from the people. People SUCI (C) reported successful was held at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on of trade unions was held on 5 saw with their own eyes how we observance of the All India Protest 5 December which was addressed December. Among others, collect funds. Our comrades toiled Day throughout the country, in among others by Comrade Comrade Arun Singh, state hard to collect it. They collected which working people and Satyawan, secretariat member, All president Bihar, AIUTUC, funds during the daytime, did wall employees took part in remarkably India UTUC and member Central addressed the meeting. A joint writings, pasted posters and made large numbers. He pointed out that Committee, SUCI (C). In Karnataka programme of procession, public other kinds of propaganda whole this initiative towards reforms is state, on 25 November a state level meeting and submission of nights. Propaganda that has drawn designed to be a comprehensive convention of different central trade memorandum to the chief minister your attention, are all the outcome of effort covering Labour Dispute Act, unions was organized at Bangalore through the district collector, was this tireless work of our comrades. I Factories Act, Contract Labour Act, which was addressed by their held at Bhiwani in Haryana on 16 congratulate the comrades from the Apprenticeship Act and many leaders. On 5 December a huge December that was addressed by core of my heart. others. With it providing unfettered procession of workers was held at SUCI(C) and CPI(M) leaders. PROLETARIAN ERA JANUARY 1, 2015 PAGE SEVEN Forms of protest must bear SUCI (C) denounces dignity and decency BJP Government’s decision Of late some students from do anything. It is also guided and to end support to Palestine Kerala took to ‘hugging and kissing’ governed by the laws of social Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary of SUCI(C) has in full public glare reportedly to necessity. Everyone sane and issued on 23 December the following statement on the BJP protest against the moral policing by socially-conscious is well aware of Government’s decision to end support to Palestine: authorities. Not long afterwards, this. From such a point of view such The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) denounces in students hailing from other states practices of ‘hugging and kissing’ in strongest terms the reported move of the BJP-led Government to end followed suit. For example students public can never be termed an support to Palestine at the U.N. Ever since Independence, forced by of Jadavpur University in Kolkata acceptable new or novel form of the strong anti-imperialist, pro-Palestine sentiments of the Indian adopted the same form to express movement. Rather it is a sort of people, the successive Indian Governments supported the cause of their solidarity with their gesture that amounts to obscenity Palestine. But now, the bourgeois Indian state, from its imperialist counterparts in Kerala by gathering and vulgarity. desire, is coming ever closer to US imperialism and is establishing close in front of the police station also We know in life there are things political, diplomatic and defence ties with the US and its allies. From ‘hugging and kissing’. Soon and acts that are generally speaking this design the Government is veering towards establishing friendly afterwards at the Delhi University- beautiful in their privacy; they lose relations and military ties with US’s close ally Zionist Israel, which is students, teachers and employees their charm and beauty if brought brutally trampling the rights of the Palestinian people, and is guilty of ‘whistled’ their way within the out of covers. Also, everything has killing countless Palestinians. It is this pro-imperialist stand that is campus to protest against the to be placed in the perspective of manifested in the Government’s reported decision to reverse the corrupt practices of the V.C. proper place, time and person. previous policy of support to Palestine. SUCI(C) strongly condemns It is only natural for human Flaunting their demands in what this decision, which goes against the people’s will, and we call upon beings to erupt in protest against they claim to be ways unconven- the Indian people to forcefully raise the demand that the Government injustice and unfairness. Particularly tional, these youngsters are in effect must desist from adopting the pro-imperialist policy of ending support in the social ambience in our country reflecting indecent anarchical for the just cause of Palestine. today, protest and revolt against gestures which is detrimental to the atrocities and injustice, oppression objective that inspires people in and repression, deprivation and protests and movements and not at Joint observance of protest discrimination, savage economic all complementary to the fervour of assaults and such other attacks on the latter. life and livelihood are bound to take It is true that the youth represent week by left parties place. In fact those are coming up the force that awakens the country. At the call of left parties to At Bhubaneswar a joint meeting now and then. It is deemed that for At all ages it is the youth who have observe all India protest week of left parties was held on10 a human worth the name it is a duty ventured to usher in changes from 8 to14 December, 2014 December. Joint programmes of not to accept attacks lying down. through protest, revolt and even self- against anti-people policies of different left parties were also held Protest against injustice is a mark of sacrifice. We had witnessed such central BJP led NDA government in Tamilnadu, in different parts of human essence. But at the same fervour in the valiant teenage martyr like price-rise, black money, Chennai, at Kallakurchi in time it is desired that such protests Kshudiram, Bhagat Singh and such increased FDI in insurance and Villupuram District, in Salem, and movements, however ardent other flowers of the country who are saffronisation of education, etc. as Virudunagar, Madurai, Cuddalore, they may be or however justified the the epitomes of revolutionary ardour well as against communalism united Karur, Theni, Dindigul and demands be, should adopt a socially and audacity. They showed what joint programmes were held at Pudukottai districts. accepted decent form conveying the can be termed an ethical way to different places in the country by In West Bengal a massive rally imprint of higher values and ethics protest. Again, not long back— the different combinations from among and sit-in were held in Kolkata in and firm conviction not just to courageous protest by the people the CPI, CPI(M), SUCI(C), front of the Lenin statue in central achieve the demand in question or to particularly youngsters of Delhi CPI(ML) Liberation, RSP and FB, Kolkata on 11 December jointly garner passive or momentary against the gangrape of young M.C.P.I.(U), CPI-ML (New by left parties. Joint programmes support of people but also to set an physiotherapist student Damini, Democracy). Everywhere these were also held by the left parties example to inspire the latter for the braving worst police atrocities or the added inspiration to people pinning on 6 December against the menace cause in the long run. ‘Occupy Wall Street Movement’ that hope on united left movement. of communalism being fanned up No one can deny that in voicing shook the entire Western world can In Delhi a protest march from by the RSS-BJP combine all over mass protest and organizing mass be cited as further examples of Mandi House to Jantar Mantar the country; there was a rally in movements,there are certain time- democratic protest movements followed by a protest demonstration Kolkata and a public meeting at tested socially accepted forms that worth the name. at the Parliament Street was held. Tamluk in East Medinipur district. have historically evolved over the Obviously, the ‘hugging and In Telangana, the left parties At Guwahati in Assam parties years and are normally followed. kissing’ do not match the pattern and organized procession and public organized a state level protest rally The commonly recognized forms cannot and do not deserve to meeting at Hyderabad on 14 on 10 December. At Muzaffarpur include meetings, rallies and receive social approval. Breaking December in culmination of the in Bihar a united massive dharna processions, blockades,mass conventions presupposes something protest week. In Andhra Pradesh was organized after which a violation of law or civil disobedience, higher and effective be raised to be public meetings were held at memorandum with a 12 point hunger strike, sit-in-demonstration, followed, and not parading in Anantapur and at Vizag . Also charter of demands was submitted mass signature campaign, gherao or indecent insolent actions. From this district level programmes were to the DM. District organizing general strike, according to the level perspective, the said gesture and held at Vijayawada, Tirupathi, East committee SUCI(C) , Sagar, in MP to be at different stages of the acts of some youngsters rather Godavari, Kadapa and Prakasam organized a protest dharna on 14 movements. belittle mass movements and districts. In addition, a bus yaathra December. At Mumbai, a candle That agreed, any and every undermine the ethics and morality of was conducted by 10 parties in the march was held in condolence of form of voicing protest cannot be movements. Our earnest appeal to second week of December to visit the school children massacred in supported by any right-thinking, the aggrieved and enraged the villages of Telangana where Peshawar jointly by the SUCI ( C ), sober person, even if that is taken to youngsters adopting such form to many peasants committed suicides. CPI, CPI(M) and CGPI on 19 in the name of uniqueness and voice protest is that while their spirit The programme culminated in a December . A joint silent march novelty to draw attention of people. of protest and fighting injustice is dharna at Hyderabad on 11 was also held at Patna on 20 Doing whatever comes to the mind praiseworthy, they need to desist December demanding adequate December on the same cause. A without any sense of responsibility from adopting forms that would compensation for the bereaved joint rally of left parties was and dignity cannot be equated with jeopardize the cause they ntend to families and proper measures to held in Moradabad in UP on 14 freedom. Freedom is not license to uphold. prevent suicides of the peasants. December. PAGE EIGHT JANUARY 1, 2015 PROLETARIAN ERA German-Sanskrit controversy Language teaching serves for acquisition of higher knowledge, communication and professional use Contd. from page 2 richest legacies. the modern subjects, like science impervious veil is far from sufficient the regional languages (included in But at the same time, it cannot including social science, or to reward the labour of acquiring it.” 8th Schedule), Sanskrit or, in cases, be denied that Sanskrit fails on all philosophy. Thus the rich Vidyasagar, another leading a suitable foreign language. three counts referred above. contributions of Sanskrit can be of Sanskrit scholar of his time and the Whereas Sanskrit (meaning refined) interest for research on its evolution. then Principal of the Sanskrit Sanskrit as a language has been the medium of instruction, Certainly Sanskrit is among the best College in Calcutta, clearly explained Sanskrit as an ancient language and emerged as a classical and choices to be preserved his plan to Dr. Mouat, the then is no doubt one of our richest liturgical language in which academically rather than including it Secretary of the Council of legacies. But judgement on grammar, science, religion and for a few years in schools. By no Education (October 1853) writing: desirability of teaching-learning of philosophy were written, the means can it augment production “Leave me to teach Sanscrit for the Sanskrit as a compulsory language everyday language of people was processes of the present time, both leading purpose of thoroughly subject must be arrived at Prakrit (meaning from prakriti for material and intellectual. Nor, would mastering the vernacular and let me dispassionately based on reason and natural or common) or the different proficiency in Sanskrit give the superadd to it the acquisition of unskewed historical facts. Its value dialects. Sanskrit belonged to the student any advantage in the vast sound knowledge through the can neither be ascertained on the wealthy and educated classes and and multifarious job market of medium of English and you may rest ground of tradition. The moot point was taught only to upper castes and today. assured that before a few years are concerning tradition is whether that then only to Brahmins and priests. It is true that Sanskrit is claimed over I shall be enabled … to furnish is beneficial to mankind at any Education in Sanskrit was even as ‘more perfect than Greek, more you with a body of young men who prevailing time. Tradition of man can denied to lower caste students. It copious than Latin, and more will be better qualified by their not be greater than man himself. thus happened to serve the interest exquisitely refined than either.’ It is writings and teaching to disseminate When and if we forget that, we lose of the upper caste, that is of the held to be the most structured widely among people sound both man and his tradition. Nor can Brahmins. In fact, Sanskrit was language in the world characterized information..” And for such a judgement be made on any liking or never the language of people of this by a “context-free grammar” which Sanskrit teaching he himself took disliking to the language, here land. In the words of Vivekananda, is monitored by a finite set of rules resort to writing a Sanskrit Sanskrit. Of course, proficiency in the great Vedantist : “In our country, which may go, as in the Paninian grammar in an easier way to help any language is always a desirable owing to all learning being in Sanskrit, to as much as 3959 rules. students learn it with less rigourous qualification. Any student with Sanskrit from the ancient times, Panini’s work is considered one of efforts. Moreover in the curriculum interest in ancient history or there has arisen an immeasurable the world’s earliest work in he framed for the Sanskrit College literature and selecting Sanskrit as gulf between the learned and the linguistics and phonetics and that he had added (Notes on the Sanscrit his choice must have the facilities common folk”.(Complete Works: foundation for most modern College: 1852) : “The study of to undertake study of this ancient volume 6) linguistics, with its grammar most mathematics in Sanscrit should be language at higher levels including If Sanskrit had lost its position, it detailed or logical. Yet a few years discontinued... I wish to substitute research. was because of its getting more and of studies of Sanskrit in schools can the pursuit of it in English, whence In fact in human history, there more restricted to a smaller and fetch the students some good marks, in less than half the time now given have been many languages which smaller section of population and but cannot give students even a to it an intelligent student will are now regarded as classical more and more limited use as the glimpse into the immensity of the acquire more than double the languages. Many of those have had language of liturgy alone. The Bhakti language’s grammar without which amount of sound information that he a significant role in development of movement led by such personalities it is not possible to appreciate the could obtain by the most perfect human knowledge and civilization like poet-saints Kabir or Tulsidas richness of its literature too. acquaintance of all that exists in the during the periods they flourished. was born as a reaction to this use of It is really unfortunate that Sanscrit language in the subject” . But since then their historical role the language of Sanskrit as the questions are being raised even after Even Vivekananda clearly has become exhausted to leave the language of upper caste or the great scholars of Sanskrit like opined : “This Sanskrit language is path open for other languages, which priests, in addition to being directed Rammohan Roy or Ishwarchandra so intricate, the Sanskrit of the might even have originated from against ritualism and caste system of Vidyasagar left their precise Vedas is so ancient, and the Sanskrit those ancient languages. In a similar the then Hinduism. Kabir wrote his opinions on the issue. Nearly two philology so perfect, that any amount fashion, there have been ancient dohe in Braj Bhasha, Tulsidas in hundred years back (in December of discussion can be carried on for culture, arts and literature, sculpture Braj and Awadhi, Tukaram and 1823) Rammohan, while writing to ages in regard to the meaning of one and architecture that have been Namdev in Marathi, Nanak in Lord Amherst, stated clearly “….a word. If a Pandit takes it into his replaced by their modern Gurmukhi. Even several tribal Sangscrit school under Hindoo head, he can render anybody’s counterparts in later times. Today, at languages without scripts have Pundits ….. This Seminary (similar prattle into correct Sanskrit by force the modern stage of human successfully survived as means of in character to those which existed of argument and quotation of texts civilization people study them communication in contrast to in Europe before the time of Lord and rules.”(Complete Works: carefully and exhaustively, and that Sanskrit fading out into a closer and Bacon) can only be expected to Volume 3) is the most scientific method too, closer niche. And presently, Sanskrit load the minds of youth with It is universally acclaimed that a when they intend to open new is by no means a language of grammatical niceties and language appears in human history chapters of human civilization. communication of any people in any metaphysical distinctions of little or out of the necessity of life and Those contributions of the ancient part of the country or the world. no practicable use to the possessors society, as a vehicle of thoughts, as time are now regarded as ancient Secondly, it is true, as claimed or to society. The pupils will there means to express the thoughts and subject category. That does not by some experts that many acquire what was known two knowledge of any time to diminish the significance of those remarkable linguistic/ poetic/ thousand years ago, with the addition communicate them to others. In language, culture, or the sorts. mathematical works were written in of vain and empty subtilties [sic] course of its development as such Rather such studies help bring out Sanskrit in ancient times in India. since produced by speculative men, a vehicle and means of their precise role in human But the thoughts and knowledge such as is already commonly taught communication, a language comes civilization. By this measure Sanskrit they conveyed pertained to their in all parts of India. into interaction even with other must be regarded as a rich respective times, namely of the “The Sangscrit language, so languages. The language which is contribution of its period, which then feudal society. Even with its difficult that almost a life time is really alive, dynamic and creative, expressed the then most developed perfect grammar, its capacity for necessary for its perfect acquisition, assumes more and more flexible thoughts and knowledge in the best poetry, its synonyms and metaphors, is well known to have been for ages shape incorporating newer and possible way that could be reached Sanskrit cannot serve as a suitable a lamentable check on the diffusion newer ingredients, elements and at that time. And it must be studied medium, a vehicle for acquisition of of knowledge; and the learning expressions even from other in this perspective as one of our contemporary knowledge in any of concealed under this almost Contd. on page 9 PROLETARIAN ERA JANUARY 1, 2015 PAGE NINE German-Sanskrit controversy Thwart ominous saffron brigade attack on education Contd. from page 8 sciences….”. A few decades later propagating all sorts of obsolete, faith bereft of rationality. Thus languages to cope with the demands (September 1853) in his letter to obscurantist ideas to destroy instead of equipping the country’s of life, knowledge as well as Dr. Mouat Vidyasagar, too, scientific bent of mind and future generation with knowledge epistemology. On the contrary, the added “For certain reasons …we democratic values, thereby bringing required for progress, they are language which for historical are obliged to continue the about fascization of culture. At the dragging the country towards what reasons ceases to act as efficient teaching of the Vedanta and same time they are posing their we have left far back, towards means of communication among Sankhya in the Sanskrit College. skewed view of national heritage catering education on backward larger masses of people and thus That Sankhya and Vedanta are and pride against the modern thoughts that can only have sets up barrier for itself towards false systems of philosophy, is no scientific outlook and approach disastrous effects on people. And greater and greater flexibility and more a matter of dispute today. towards life and even holding the with this brand of religion based adaptability ultimately dwindles and …Whilst teaching these in the great personalities of our past like education, they are trying to drive a becomes defunct. Even very rich Sanskrit course, we should oppose Rammohan , Vidyasagar and vertical cleavage into people, trying classical languages which gave them by sound philosophy in the others who fought lifelong to build to shatter the unity of common birth to many modern languages English course to counteract these up the modern Indian nation toiling people, Hindu and non-Hindu provide glaring instances, (for influences”. responsible for having destroyed alike. It cannot be overlooked that instance Latin). our Sanskrit education system. both these two inseparable partners Besides it is universally Sanskrit and religion: the Unabashed, rather arrogant, they of our populace are also acclaimed that with development of ominous portent of the present are dishing out one proposal after relentlessly fleeced by the totally modern life and civilization, not only move another. The more recent proposal moribund extremely crisis ridden have the sphere of knowledge and Today when the question of to make Gita a national scripture capitalist system of the country. experience of mankind expanded teaching Sanskrit , even making it or to include Vedic scriptures in Despite all their frantic efforts the phenomenally, with newer and a compulsory subject in schools is school syllabus in the name of ruling monopolists inevitably fail to newer problems of life being solved being raised, in addition to all those making students conscious of water find any way to get over the all-out and questions resolved, mankind is issues referred to above, certain management problems, HRD crisis they have dragged the ceaselessly coming face to face crucial aspects involved in the ministry circular to observe 25 country into. Naturally this is with newer and newer contexts. To move are to be taken into proper December as ‘good governance’ generating strong resentment in all survive and develop modern account. It cannot be ignored that day marking it as the birth sections of exploited people cutting languages must take those contexts since its heydays, Sanskrit is anniversary of AB Vaypayee amd across religion, race, language and into cognizance and incorporate identified with the Hindu religion Madan Mohan Malaviya, instead of any such divisive traits, with these. A context free grammar and its rituals and accompanying observing it as Christms Day are all propensity to develop into powerful structured by finite set of rules pride tending to chauvinism. glaring instances of the sinister mass and class struggles against would really make the language Naturally, if students belonging to design. The recent carefully capitalism leading ultimately to shackled and eventually lifeless for non-Hindu belief are forced to planned campaign of forcible revolutionary struggles. The rulers the contemporary world, instead of study Sanskrit, it would inevitably reconversion of Muslims or in their turn are aware that making the language a superior one. give rise to resentment, and lead to Christians in Agra is another oppression may not lead them to Here again Sanskrit fails the test of unwanted tensions between the detestable attempt. These show that solve their problem. Instead as only time and reason. different religious communities. the saffron brigade is coming out respite they are taking to any and That Sanskrit education went Already introduction of Hindu with an all-out attack. With these, every sort of nefarious means to hand in hand with reversal towards rituals, like Suryapranam, i.e., the RSS- BJP combine are fanning shatter the unity of toiling people so the Vedic- Vedantic past instead of praying to the Sun god in schools to up the religious sentiments of the that they are not able to develop looking ahead towards modern be performed compulsorily is majority community, and are powerful united movement against world, was also apparent to men vitiating the ambience there. whipping up communal sentiments the rulers. Whipping up of like Rammohan – Vidyasagar, Besides, secular education and fratricidal strife. But this they communal frenzy and thereby though they were themselves categorically demands that are doing from no love for their shattering the secular fabric of the acclaimed Sanskrit scholars of their education would be totally free Hindu religion, Sanskrit language or country, to whatever extent it may days. Thus while in the twenty- from any religious content or for any noble, honest cause. Nor be still existing are plainly directed first century, the BJP-RSS combine practice. Hence compulsory are they keen to provide proper towards this end. hold brief for restoration of old pride teaching of Sanskrit in place of a sound education to the entire The RSS-BJP combine, who of the ‘Vedic Sanskriti’ as the modern Indian or European people. They do not have any good are trying their utmost to win the greatest question of the hour, in the language would not only harm the intent to do away with the maladies confidence of the ruling class as nineteenth century Rammohan interest of education, but also have of the education system that have their most subservient agent, are opined : “Nor will youths be fitted to catastrophic consequences for the been brought by the Congress led now coming up as the darling of be better members of society by the society. governments through their series of the monopolists. So they have taken Vedantic doctrines, which teach The move, thus does not remain reforms leading to virulent up this aggressive saffronization them to believe that all visible things an innocuous course correction curtailment and rampant commer- agenda of theirs to serve the have no real existence; that as measure in connection with cialization of education, so much so interest of the ruling capitalist father, brother, etc., have no actual compulsory language teaching in that common people are being class. On the one hand they are entirety, they consequently deserve schools. It signals a much more robbed of virtually the minimum remoulding education to turn people no real affection, and therefore the dangerous portent. We have decent education. Over and above, into dehumanized robots without sooner we escape from them and already pointed out that with their even those priviledged section of any rational frame of mind, leave the world the better… the nefarious scheme of saffronization, students who can have education without any courage to face life. Sangscrit system of education would the BJP – RSS combine are trying as yet, the saffron bnrigade are On the other, from the anti- be the best calculated to keep this to totally ravage the scientific and trying to provide them with an revolutionary interest of the ruling country in darkness”. Urging the secular democratic education of the education far removed from the class, they ceaselessly vitiate the government for promotion of a more country, to whatever extent that highest knowledge of the day, from communities to disrupt anti-capitalist liberal and enlightened system of may still be existing. The Sanskrit a genuine scientific secular class and mass struggles. We instruction, for improvement of issue is adding fuel to that education that has developed in this appeal to the people of India to be people of the country, Rammohan devastating fire of destruction. country as a result of long arduous alive to these dangers smacking of (December 1823) suggested a Besides, in the name of our national struggles of the stalwarts of the venomous fascistic trends and system “embracing mathematics, heritage and restoration of our Indian renaissance. The saffron determinedly fight the divisive natural philosophy, chemistry and ancient pride on the one hand the brand of education, as mentioned, is communal politics of the BJP and anatomy, with other useful BJP – RSS combine are based on obscurantist and blind the Sangh Parivar. RNI No. 13932/67 P. R. No. KOL / RMS / /145 / 2013-2015 In protest of dastardly Peshawar massacre SUCI (C) denounces Contd. from page 1 fostered to buttress their sinister hegemonic interest and international drastic budget cut in health gangsterism have emerged as most dreaded terrorists and death merchants, Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, Socialist Unity Centre precipitating worse than medieval barbarism and lethal violence, of India (Communist) in a statement issued on 24 December, 2014 orchestrating carnages and cowardly targeting innocent people even denounced the recent Central Government decision of slashing 20% of children to flaunt their might. In reality, these religious fundamentalists and approved health budget from the allotment of 2014-2015 which is no wanton killers have no religion, no country, not even the propriety to call doubt extremely anti-people and a fierce attack upon the common people themselves human beings. They have been produced by forces of reaction who are dying like cats and dogs denied of any medical aid and life to hold mankind into ransom and regale with a killing spree in subservience saving medicines. to the vested interest. It is imperative that these ferocious forces are This step coming just at the heels of deregulating price of 108 firmly dealt with and completely isolated from the people. But, the rulers of important essential medicines, a couple of months ago will lethally hurt the capitalist-imperialist countries are failing to protect the people from our disease-stricken, disaster afflicted, malnutritioned countrymen who these blood-thirsty forces. It is clear that the government of Pakistan also, are easy victims of common, preventable and communicable diseases instead of freeing the people from the clutches of these barbaric forces, due to lack of health infrastructure and poor supply of especially life has shown leniency towards the latter and thereby virtually created saving medicines, derived from one of the lowest health spending in the opportunities for them to engineer such a dastardly killing. world by any government, that stands at less than 1% of GDP. While conveying our heartfelt condolence to the bereaved families, we Whereas defence budget of the government is abnormally high and call upon people of the world to rise above race, religion, region or ethnicity, annually escalating, spending on sophisticated military weapons are ever cement their unity, come out in the streets, intensify anti-imperialist anti- increasing, expenses for luxurious facilities for the ministers, MPs and communal movement and release a fierce ideological struggle against administrators are inflating, such harsh curtailment of budget for essential fundamentalist doctrines to stop the murderous run of the Talibanis and the sectors like health, education, food, fuel, etc., are thrust upon people by ilk, no matter which place they belong to, which language they speak and the successive central governments and thus exposing the hoax of Modi which religion they claim to profess. Government also. We call upon people of the country to protest against this heinous move, to come out to foil this maneouvre and to develop mighty Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of movement against it. Pakistan on the Peshawar Massacre The audacious attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar is an open SUCI (C) strongly condemns attack on the very core of the state of Pakistan. The Communist Party of Pakistan condemns in the strongest possible terms this barbaric massacre brute killings of innocent people of 142 lives in total, out of which 132 brutally murdered in cold blood victims were innocent children, an outcome of the policies continually adopted by in Assam the state of Pakistan. All those forces and institutions must be held Strongly condemning the ongoing brutal killings of near about 100 responsible for this act of cowardice. Those forces are sided with the US unarmed innocent poor Adivashi people in different districts of Assam imperialist bloc, following directions from Saudi Arabia to unleash a reportedly by the terrorist outfit known as Songbigit faction of the bloodbath on the working people in the neighboring Afghanistan, and have National Democratic front of Bodoland that started from Tuesday, the long since been exporting nasty terrorists and terrorism all over the world. 23 December, 2014, Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary of Stern actions must be taken against all those who openly advocated for the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) in course of a statement inviting the Taliban to establish their offices in the provincial capital and issued on 25 December said that indulgence in indiscriminate killings of announced their hearty allegiance by offering them their own self-run innocent people by the terrorist outfits instead of bringing any kind of religious seminaries (Madressas) as the front offices for Taliban . relief by the government to any section of the people very definitely acts All over the country there are 128 Pakistan Army-run public schools, as a boomerang bringing in its wake more death and destruction. where predominantly enrolled are children of the military and elite class of Condemning the callous role of the Government of Assam for its total Pakistan, now under fire from the Taliban. The whole country mourns failure to suppress this communal flare up to nip it in the bud, Comrade together for every victim of this heinous barbarism in Peshawar like they Ghosh demanded full guarantee of life and property of the common were the children of each one of us. people, adequate compensation for those who are dead and injured and The CP of Pakistan reiterates its demand that the state authorities stringent punishment to those who are involved in this heinous crime. He pledge to restore sanity after all and adopt sincere policies against religious also urged the marauding forces to desist from indulging in such inhuman fundamentalism and terrorism. and barbaric acts so as to restore peace, amity and unity amongst the The CP of Pakistan notes that Pakistan is no more practically viable to people of Assam. survive on the terms of its previous foundation. In order to remain in existence, it has to sharply wean off its theocratic ideals by separating theocracy from the affairs of the state once for all, and take decisive actions SUCI(C) strongly protests against the prevailing religious, sectarian and all fundamentalist tendencies in the country. draconian ordinance A secular democratic state of the voluntary federated nationalities must be established in the larger interest of the working people of Pakistan and on land acquisition for progress and ever lasting peace in the region and beyond. In a statement issued on 30 December on recent land acquisition ordinance of BJP-led Central Government, Comrade Provash Ghosh, Religion-Based Politics is General Secretary of SUCI (Communist) said : “In the name of development, this ordinance is nothing but a heinous Anti-Democracy and Anti-Civilisation policy for snatching lands from the peasants in the interest of the Comrade Mubinul Haider Chowdhury, General Secretary, SPB (Marxist) domestic and foreign multinational corporations particularly those MNCs voiced strong condemnation of the barbaric way in which arch communal who want to invest huge capital in real-estate business. As a result of group of Pakistan perpetrated massacre in a school on16 December, it being this ordinance millions of poor and middle peasants will be uprooted from utterly anti-democracy and anti-civilization. It has become an imminent task their lands and will add the numbers of the street beggars. We strongly at this hour to develop powerful movement against the heinous reactionary protest against this draconian ordinance of the Modi Government and forces perpetrating these acts who have risen to the present shape directly demand immediate withdrawal of it and call upon the democratic minded aided by the capitalist-imperialist rulers. people of the country to raise their voice of protest against it.”

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