First P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture in Delhi by Com Prakash Karat

On 23 May, 2023, the first P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture was delivered by CPI(M) Polit Bureau Member Prakash Karat at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi. The topic of his lecture was “P Sundarayya’s Contribution to the Agrarian Question and its Contemporary Relevance”.

P Sundarayya was a renowned freedom fighter, and the towering leader of the historic Telangana people’s armed struggle against landlordism. He was also the first General Secretary of the CPI(M) from 1964 to 1976.

The lecture was organised by the P Sundarayya Memorial Trust, Delhi. It was presided over by AIKS President Dr Ashok Dhawale, and the introduction was given by AIKS General Secretary Dr Vijoo Krishnan. AIKS Vice President Hannan Mollah and AIKS Finance Secretary P Krishna Prasad were on the dais.

The hall of Surjeet Bhawan was overflowing, and the audience comprised many young students, some of whom had to sit on the floor due to lack of space.