''People's Democracy'' is the English weekly newspaper of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

. Prakash Karat, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member is the

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of the newspaper. The journal has six editions from New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai,

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, and Kochi.

History

''People's Democracy'' was founded in 1965 with

Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest ...

as the founding editor. It had a circulation of about 25,000 copies in 2006.CPM all set to reach market through People's Democracy
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Former editors

* Sunil Maitra * Sitaram Yechury

Columns

Economic notes

This column discusses

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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 Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible tools such as ute ...

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

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include Current Issues and Book Reviews.

References

External links

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First editorial of People's Democracy by Com. Jyoti Basu
{{CPI(M) publications 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