New style communist (kerala-india)

## Dear serey all ##### History of communism The history of communism in Kerala is a history of resistance to colonialism. The rebellion against Britain in the 1920s and 1930s was driven by farmers and laborers in the Malabar district, the Kingdom of Cochin, and the Kingdom of Travancore - three regions which later formed the state of Kerala at the southern tip of India, said E. Balakrishnan in his History of the Communist Movement in Kerala. https://i.imgur.com/UDUzYdV.jpg In 1934, the left anti-colonial group, supported by Muslim groups in Malabar, organized the Congress Socialist Party with C.K. Govindan Nair as the first chairman. Three years later, the communists established the Kerala Communist Party (CPI) of the Kerala branch. However, in the era of World War II, communists were expelled from the Socialist Congress Party because they were considered to interfere with the party's internal activities. At the same time, nationalist groups at the Indian National Congress (INC) also intensified their political movements. The Kerala CPI had great support at the grassroots and contributed to the struggle to liberate India until its proclamation was announced on August 15, 1947. In 1957, the CPI won state elections and appointed its secretary general, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, as Kerala's first prime minister. This is the first time the opposition party (non-National Congress of India) has power. The news became a concern for Washington and Moscow. In 1964, due to a dispute between China and the Soviet Union, a left-wing faction in the CPI decided to leave and form the Indian Communist Party (Marxist) or CPI (M). Namboodiripad is one of the initiators. Despite parting ways, CPI and CPI (M) continued to form intimate coalitions. Together with other small parties (some left, some nationalist), both formed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became Kerala's strongest political platform to this day. His main rivals remained from the nationalist and religious circles (INC, Indian Muslim League, etc.) who formed the United Democratic Front. During 12 elections (1957-2016), the left group still got more main ministerial seats than nationalist-religious groups. ##### New Style Communism Communism has been said to have died in many countries. China, for example, is advancing because it practices capitalism in state command or state-capitalism. If further detailed, the death of communism meant by economists is 20th century bureaucratic, authoritarian and militaristic communism. North Korea, for example, which ultimately failed to bring prosperity to its citizens, also nil the spirit of democracy. On the other hand, the spirit of communism brought by Kerala was more like the spirit of grassroots communalism in the 19th century in the form of mass action. The high level of literacy in Kerala makes citizens not only literate, but also political literacy. Both the left, nationalist, religious and other political factions grew up not from the top (elite), but from the support of the people below. Politics is the daily food of Kerala residents. They consider political participation important, unlike middle-class behavior that is easily apolitical in many situations. At least this is the testimony of anthropologist Bill McKibben who has been researching for a long time in Kerala. Demonstrations are a common sight on the streets of Kerala cities, both for political campaigns and demanding rights or improving fate. In each city square, political parties put up their icons — E.M.S statues. Namboodiripad or Indira Ghandi (nationalist icon), also large photographs of legendary left figures such as Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Fidel Castro, and so on. Fighting posters were taped to the bajaj to the bus body. Political murals also adorn large roadside walls. The decision of Namboodiripad and other top political parties who did not make communism a rigid ideology was important to make the Kerala economy grow until now. Communism, and the principles of the welfare state, have been placed as the foundation of the state from 1960 to the 1970s. Nationalists like those who were members of the Indian National Congress of Kerala were characterized by middle-left rather than far right or right. This made it easy for LDF and UDF to form appropriate economic policies for Kerala - even though both of them were always enemies. Thus, instead of communism, Kerala is more appropriate to practice socialism-democratic. The Kerala government has no anti-foreign investment, as long as the profits are prioritized to develop pro-people policies. Just a few days inaugurated, Kerala's Prime Minister from CPI Pinarayi and Minister of Industry E. P. Jayaran at the end of May 2016 expressed his support for the privatization of the construction of the railroad in the region, according to the Times of India report. He also encouraged multinational companies to invest more in Kerala. Pinarayi also offers all the support to the industry and IT giants to build Silicon Valley in Kerala. Pinarayi is being targeted to open one million new job vacancies as he promised in the LDF manifesto. Pinarayi understands that the way to realize this is to open opportunities for foreign capital to enter Kerala. What Pinarayi and his party in Kerala do is what socialists do in other countries: striving to balance capitalism and socialism, a system where people's welfare is as important as economic growth. The only justification that LDF can use when pushing more multinational companies and private capital is people's welfare. Because what the Human Growth Index championed, the government is characterized by social-democrats who will succeed if their citizens are happy. Countries that have a high Human Development Index such as Kerala are European countries, especially those in the Scandinavian region. Countries that apply social-democratic principles. Last year, the country with the highest Human Development Index was Norway, and its neighbors were in the top 15. Communism in Kerala may remain a name, but left idealism is still considered relevant and continues to be championed by politicians and their citizens. In the past, communist parties in Kerala began with resistance to colonialism. Now, the communist parties with the big "K" are trying to realize small "k" communism: equality and resistance to poverty. __ __ #### Thanks @sunbahri