People's Democracy (newspaper)

People's Democracy is the English weekly newspaper of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Prakash Karat, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member is the editor of the newspaper. The journal has six editions from New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Agartala,[1] and Kochi.[2]

People's Democracy
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Jyoti Basu
EditorPrakash Karat
Founded1965 (1965)
Political alignmentSocialism and Communism
Websitepeoplesdemocracy.in

History

People's Democracy was founded in 1965 with Jyoti Basu as the founding editor. It had a circulation of about 25,000 copies in 2006.[3]

Former editors

Columns

Economic notes

This column discusses economic 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 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 columns include Current Issues and Book Reviews.

References
  1. PD Launches Agartala Edition On Anti-Fascist Day
  2. Kochi Edition Of People's Democracy Launched
  3. CPM all set to reach market through People's Democracy
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