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| THE DECADES |
| Tracking Jyoti Basu and the world that was |
| His first brush with politics was in Britain, where he studied law in the late 1930s. He came in contact with the Communist ... |
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| Shadow, image, reality |
| In 1996, when he was 82 and had completed 50 years in public life, Jyoti Basu nearly made a new beginning. But the man who was the most recognisable face of communism in India ... |
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| At the wheel, always |
| It has been a privilege for me to watch Jyoti Basu in public life. I remember him in the Bengal Assembly, as one of its two CPI members in the late ’40s, when it was extr ... |
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| A guru and father to me |
| I have often looked back and reflected on my long association with Jyoti Basu. Those who know me as a firm believer in the classical principles of Marxism would perhaps be a t ... |
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| A hearse carries Basu’s body into Peace Haven in central Calcutta, where his body will be kept on Monday. The words “Jyoti Basu lal salaam” are seen on a banner draping the vehicle. Picture by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya |
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| With ladies |
Nothing illustrates the depth of the relationship between Indira Gan ... |
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| Schooldays |
From Loreto Day School, Dharmatala, I entered St Xavier’ ... |
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