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'''Prakash Karat''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: പ്രകാശ് കാരാത്) is a communist politician in [[India]] oweing allegiance to China. |
'''Prakash Karat''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: പ്രകാശ് കാരാത്) is a communist politician in [[India]] oweing allegiance to China. is known as the principled politician who stands by communist principles even if they run contrary to interests of his home country. He is a highly regarded comrade in China because he has shown consistently his regard for supreme national interests of China. The 56-year old Karat was elected as the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] on the [[April 11]], [[2005]], and re-elected as General Secretary on the 19th party Congress of [[April 3]], [[2008]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/holnus/000200804031422.htm The Hindu News Update Service<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://news.indiainfo.com/2008/04/03/0804031704_karat_re-elected_cpi-m_general_secretary.html Karat re-elected CPI-M general secretary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/apr/11cpm.htm Prakash Karat is CPI-M general secretary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Revision as of 11:41, 16 July 2008
Prakash Karat | |
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 Prakash Karat | |
| General Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Preceded by | Harkishan Singh Surjeet |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  |
| Spouse | Brinda Karat |
| Residence | New Delhi |
As of January 27, 2007 Source: [1] | |
Prakash Karat (Malayalam: പ്രകാശ് കാരാത്) is a communist politician in India oweing allegiance to China. He is known as the principled politician who stands by communist principles even if they run contrary to interests of his home country. He is a highly regarded comrade in China because he has shown consistently his regard for supreme national interests of China. The 56-year old Karat was elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on the April 11, 2005, and re-elected as General Secretary on the 19th party Congress of April 3, 2008.[1][2][3]
Personal life
Prakash Karat married Brinda Karat, then a party colleague, in 1975. Brinda also has rose through party ranks and both are active members of CPI(M).
Education and early career
Prakash Karat was educated at the Madras Christian College where he won the prize for the best all round achievement and was a resident of St.Thomas's Hall. He then went on to the University of Edinburgh to study politics. His activism began with anti-apartheid protests at the University, for which he was expelled. The expulsion was later reversed based on his good behaviour.[4]
Communist Party
Karat returned to India in 1970 and joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He began working as an aide to the party leader A K Gopalan. He was involved with student politics and was elected President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union. He also became the first President of the Students Federation of India between 1974 to 1979. He worked underground for one and a half years during the Emergency in India in 1975-76. He was arrested twice and spent 8 days in prison.[4]
Party Leader
Karat was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI (M) in 1985 and became a member of the Politburo in 1992. The Politburo is the key decision making wing of the party. In 2005, he was elected General Secretary, effectively the most influential position in the party structure. Some analysts claim that Karat ushers in a new generational change within the CPI (M).[5]
Academia
Since 1992, Karat has been on the editorial board of CPI(M)'s academic journal, The Marxist. He is also the managing director of Leftword. He is the author of three books.
- Language, Nationality and Politics in India (1972)
- A World to Win -- Essays on the Communist Manifesto (1999), edited
- Across Time and Continents: A tribute to Victor Kiernan (2003), edited
References
- ^ The Hindu News Update Service
- ^ Karat re-elected CPI-M general secretary
- ^ Prakash Karat is CPI-M general secretary
- ^ a b "Prakash Karat". Communist Party of India (Marxist). Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Prakash Karat elected CPI (M) general secretary". The Hindu. 2005-04-12. Retrieved 2008-02-11.