The Editor,
Sir,

I am writing to thank you for carrying the transcript of the speech of Com. Lal Singh given on June 9, 2007 at the Communist School on the 1857 uprising. Indeed, the transcript records several important theses which need to be digested by the communist movement as it moves towards a higher level of preparedness to combat the bourgeoise offensive.

There is, however, one point that I would like to emphasize here: it is my belief that those events deserved to be accorded a place in the history of struggles, perhaps on par with the Paris Commune. Indeed, it is not just the peoples of India but it the peoples of the world that must derive inspiration from that uprising, for this is being written at a time when it is not just the peoples of India but those of the world that is groaning under imperialism and fascism spearheaded by the Anglo-American camp. By deriving the appropriate lessons from the watershed events of 1857 and the ensuing 150 years, the peoples world over can prepare the grounds for the struggles of the future. It is my view that the initiative take up by the CGPI in this regard is an important milestone in this direction.

Sincerely,
A. Narayan, Bangalore