RECOLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
K.L. MAHENDRA · Biographies & Auto Biographies
Price: Rs. 95. K.L. MAHENDRA (b. November 1922, Hyderabad) participated in the Vandemataram strike in Osmania University and later studied at Shantiniketan (1939-41). Completed his graduation at Burdwan where he joined C.P.I. in 1942 and became a trade unionist, organising industrial workers at Burnpur and Asansol (1943-46). Returning to Hyderabad in 1946, he organised several trade unions and participated in the Telangana Armed Struggle. He married Pramila Tai, a fellow Communist, while both were underground in 1947. They suffered imprisonment (1951 and 1952). He was a Member of the A.P. Legislative Council (1970-82), Member of the National Executive, C.P.I. (1997-2004), General Secretary of AITUC (1996-2001) and President of the World Federation of Trade Unions (2000-2005). He has been the President of Singareni Collieres Workers Union since 1984. In this book, the author outlines his experiences as a trade unionist and political activist over the last six decades. He makes a fervent appeal to the left parties to come together in the interest of the people.