People's Democracy (newspaper)
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Jyoti Basu |
Editor | Prakash Karat |
Founded | 1965 |
Political alignment | Socialism and Communism |
Website | peoplesdemocracy |
People's Democracy is the English weekly newspaper of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Prakash Karat, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member is the editor of the newspaper. The journal has six editions from New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Agartala,[1] and Kochi.[2]
History
People's Democracy was founded in 1965 with Jyoti Basu as the founding editor. It had a circulation of about 25,000 copies in 2006.[3]
Former editors
- Jyoti Basu
- Sunil Maitra
- Sitaram Yechury
Columns
Economic notes
This column discusses economic developments and issues in both the international and national arena. Authors who writes here include Prabhat Patnaik and C. P. Chandrashekhar.
Policy Matters
Authors include Archana Prasad.
Science and Development Issues
This section covers current technological developments with social impacts authored by Prabir Purkayastha, Raghu, and others.
Working Class Issues
Worker's movements, trade union activities and issues concerning the working class are detailed here.
International
International events and issues. Authors include Yohannan Chemerapally.
Other columns include Current Issues and Book Reviews.
References
External links
- Use dmy dates from December 2015
- Use Indian English from December 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
- Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia
- English-language communist newspapers
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Communist periodicals published in India
- English-language newspapers published in India
- Newspapers established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in India