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Pen as Sword: Progressive Writers’ Movement and Its Historical Impact

During periods of political turmoil, literature becomes a weapon of protest. Nowhere is this clearer than in the Progressive Writers’ Movement (PWM) of India, a literary movement that started in the 1930s. Spurred by Marxist philosophy, anti-imperialist sentiment, and the international socialist tide sweeping over the world, the PWM brought together writers of poetry, fiction, […]Read More