The soft spoken comrade was born in Myan
mar in 1948. His initial Marxist training began at the Madras Christian College, from where he entered the Communist movement in the 1960s. From there, he went on to do his Masters’ in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh. At Edinburgh, Prakash was rusticated for participating in the anti-apartheid protests. His leadership skills came to fore at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, where he became instrumental in forming the Student’s Federation of India – the youth wing of the CPI(M). Having joined the Marxist party in 1970, Karat’s intellectual capabilities endeared him to E. M. S. Nambood-iripad. Prakash also got the opportunity to work as an aide to another CPM stalwart, A. K. Gopalan.
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mar in 1948. His initial Marxist training began at the Madras Christian College, from where he entered the Communist movement in the 1960s. From there, he went on to do his Masters’ in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh. At Edinburgh, Prakash was rusticated for participating in the anti-apartheid protests. His leadership skills came to fore at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, where he became instrumental in forming the Student’s Federation of India – the youth wing of the CPI(M). Having joined the Marxist party in 1970, Karat’s intellectual capabilities endeared him to E. M. S. Nambood-iripad. Prakash also got the opportunity to work as an aide to another CPM stalwart, A. K. Gopalan.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
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