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The least a researcher can expect is to have access to the comprehensive and complete writings of Marxist intellectuals and activists preserved in a library.

In the absence of such resource in a single place it becomes difficult to pursue the discipline of intellectual history. Further, there is also a need to have a complete account of Marxist thought in Tamilnadu embracing various streams of Left intellectual thought from Singaravelu to Govindan Kesavan. To undertake such studies it is necessary to have access to the writings of Left intellectuals and activists in a single place. It is my contention that creating a digital archive of Marxist writings in Tamil language can be a reasonable beginning to pursue such intellectual history.

They were successful in identifying and digitizing rare Tamil language resources from the nineteenth and twentieth century. Few other magazines affiliated with the Left especially from when the party was banned have not even been found in hard copy anywhere in Tamilnadu without which it becomes difficult to even critically reconstruct the history of Left in regional context.

The state conference meetings, literary gatherings, workshops generated further set of documents that have not yet been compiled. The split in the communist movement resulting in the formation of CPI M left an impact in the progressive literary movement in the state of Tamilnadu. The movement further generated documents ranging from state conference proceedings, resolutions, draft petitions and so on.

No attempt has been made so far to compile these documents unlike their counterparts in Telugu and Malayalam languages. Access to documents becomes all the more complicated when we take into consideration various streams of the radical Left or what is called Marxist-Leninist and Maoist politics in Tamilnadu.

It is with this understanding that I started to collect some years back the documents related to the history of progressive literary movement in Tamilnadu. With support from such literary figures like Ponnelan, T. It is instructive that on the eve of the birth centenary celebration of Na.

Similarly, the volumes of the journal Aaraichi that Na. The latter was secured from Ragunathan Library, Bharathi Research Centre at Ettayapuram with the active support from Ilasai Manian, a recognized scholar on Bharathi studies. Making these documents available in digital format in open access to the scholarly community will inspire new research culture.

Encouraging research culture was Na. One hope that Marxist intellectual thought will continue to inspire young researchers in Tamil studies. No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. Popular Posts Agni Siragugal. Ethical Hacking small guide pdf. The Secret. Latest News. Powered by Blogger. Search results. About Me Unknown View my complete profile. Search This Blog. Popular Agni Siragugal. The secret In Tamil user upload edition New and foremost publication Click here to download.

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