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3 books based on Yechury’s writings on culture, media, and secularism released | India News

3 books based on Yechury’s writings on culture, media, and secularism released | India News

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Three books based on late CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury’s writings on culture, media, science, and secularism were released Friday. Published by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) and Tulika Books, the three books include Hindu Rashtra Hai Kya, a Hindi translation of Yechury’s 1993 English book. The other two are: The Fight For The Republic, which has three essays, two devoted to Hindutva and one to India @75; and Reflections on Culture, Media and Science. Yechury passed away on September 12 at AIIMS, Delhi. Former CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat released the books in the presence of economist Prabhat Patnaik, emeritus professor at JNU’s Centre for Economic Studies and Planning C P Chandrashekhar, SAHMAT’s Ram Rahman, Advocate Raju Ramachandran and Loklahar editor Rajendra Sharma. “Sitaram published What is Hindu Rashtra in March 1993, months after the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Sitaram made a serious attempt to understand what these forces are… who led the Ram temple movement and demolished the Babri Masjid… the RSS. He understood that the demolition of the Babri Masjid …

Sitaram Yechury`s body handed over to AIIMS for medical research

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Wrapped in the red flag of the CPI(M), party veteran Sitaram Yechury`s body was donated to the AIIMS authorities here on Saturday for medical research amid chants of “Lal Salaam”. Earlier in the day, rich tributes were paid to Yechury at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) headquarters at the AKG Bhavan here, where his mortal remains were brought from his residence in the morning. Wrapped in the CPI(M) flag, Yechury`s mortal remains were kept at the party office, where party leaders, including politburo members Prakash Karat, Brinda Karat, Pinarayi Vijayan and M A Baby, paid their tributes to the departed leader. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi also reached the AKG Bhavan, along with her party colleagues Jairam Ramesh, Rajeev Shukla and others, to pay her last respects to Yechury. NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leaders Mani Shankar Aiyar, Sachin Pilot, Ramesh Chennithala, DMK leaders Udhayanidhi Stalin, T R Baalu, Dayanidhi Maran, RJD MP Manoj Jha, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and …

AIIMS Delhi issues statement on Sitaram Yechury’s death, mentions his family’s BIG decision – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Sitaram Yechury dies on Thursday. Hours after CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury’s death, his family members decided to donate his body to AIMS Delhi for teaching and research purposes, the hospital said in a statement. Sitaram Yechury, 72, was admitted to AIIMS on 19 August 2024 due to pneumonia and passed away on 12 September 2024 at 3:05 pm. Yechury had been in a critical condition for the last few days and was on respiratory support. On 14th September the body of Comrade Sitaram Yechury will be kept at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) headquarters, A.K. Gopalan Bhavan, Gole Market, New Delhi for public viewing and paying homage between 11.00 AM and 3.00 PM. Subsequently the body of Comrade Sitaram Yechury will be taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where it will be donated for medical research as per his wishes, the CPI(M) Central Committee office said in a statement.    The CPI(M) had said earlier that the 72-year-old leader was being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection …

Sitaram Yechury’s Family Honours Left Tradition, Donates Body To Science

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The bodies of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Jyoti Basu had also been donated. New Delhi: Veteran Left leader and Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died on Thursday afternoon after undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments for over three weeks at AIIMS in New Delhi, and his family has donated his body to the hospital for research and teaching purposes.  “Sitaram Yechury, aged 72, was admitted to AIIMS on 19th August 2024 with pneumonia and passed away on 12th September 2024 at 3:05 PM. The family has donated his body to AIIMS, New Delhi for teaching and research purposes,” the hospital said in a statement. The body will be given to the hospital on Friday. READ | Left Veteran Sitaram Yechury Dies At 72 After Battling Respiratory Illness By donating his body to science, Yechury has joined a long list of Left leaders who have done so in the past. The body of former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who died at the age of 80 last month, was donated to …