Indians on Marx and Engels on India – Pradip Baksi

This article deals with the history of reception of the India-related writings of Karl Marx/Friedrich Engels in India.

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a good article how Marx…

a good article how Marx understood the nature of communal property relationship in India those days.

This article deals with the…

This article deals with the history of reception of the India-related writings of Karl Marx/Friedrich Engels in India.

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