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The rise and fall of the CPI (M) in West Bengal

‘Gripping … a non-fiction work that reads with the excitement and pace of a novel. A personal history of the CPI(M) in West Bengal, this searing tale provides a deep dive into the state’s tumultuous politics … this is timely and essential reading’
Shashi Tharoor
author and Member of Parliament

‘A crisply written, first-rate work on one of the most enigmatic political forces of India. Bhowmick has produced a classic study of the Left in Bengal’
Aakar Patel
author and columnist

‘This personal account of Bengal’s fabled political party is both illuminating and gripping. A must-read for all those wishing to better understand the history of the CPI(M) and Bengal politics in general’
Rupam Islam
singer-songwriter and author