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 newspaper has six editions, published from New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Agartala, and Kochi.
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.CPM all set to reach market through People's Democracy
Former editors Jyoti Basu Sunil Maitra Sitaram Yechury
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.
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First editorial of People's Democracy by Com. Jyoti Basu