Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan - Revision history

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	\| name = Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan		\| name = Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan
	\| leader = [[~~Singaravelu Chettiar~~]]		\| leader = [[Singaravelar]]
	\| foundation = 1 May 1923		\| foundation = 1 May 1923
	\| dissolved = 26 December 1925		\| dissolved = 26 December 1925
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	~~{{Use Indian English\|date=October 2015}}~~		'''Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan''' was a [[political party]] in India. The party was founded by [[Singaravelu Chettiar]] on 1 May 1923 in [[Madras]].<ref>[http://www.singaravelar.com/achievements.htm :: Singaravelar – Achievements ::<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421062618/http://www.singaravelar.com/achievements.htm \|date=21 April 2011 }}</ref> This was the first [[International Workers' Day#India\|May Day]] celebration in India. This was also the first time the [[red flag (politics)\|red flag]] was used in India.<ref name="rao1">M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. ''Communist Parties and United Front – Experience in Kerala and West Bengal''. [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 110</ref>
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	'''Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan''' was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. The party was founded by [[Singaravelu Chettiar]] on 1 May 1923 in [[Madras]].<ref>[http://www.singaravelar.com/achievements.htm :: Singaravelar - Achievements ::<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421062618/http://www.singaravelar.com/achievements.htm \|date=21 April 2011 }}</ref> This was the first [[International Workers' Day#India\|May Day]] celebration in [[India]]. This was also the first time the [[red flag (politics)\|red flag]] was used in [[India]].<ref name="rao1">M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. ''Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal''. [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 110</ref>

	~~Chettiar~~ made arrangements to celebrate May Day in two places in 1923. One meeting was held at the beach opposite to the [[Madras High Court]]; the other meeting was held at the [[Triplicane]] beach. ''[[The Hindu]]'' newspaper reported, <blockquote>The Labour Kisan Party has introduced May Day celebrations in Madras. Comrade Singaravelar presided over the meeting. A resolution was passed stating that the government should declare May Day as a holiday. The president of the party explained the non-violent principles of the party. There was a request for financial aid. It was emphasized that workers of the world must unite to achieve independence.<ref>Report of May Day Celebrations 1923, and Formation of a New Party (''The Hindu'' quoted in Murugesan, K., Subramanyam, C. S. ''Singaravelu, First Communist in South India''. [[New Delhi]]: People's Publishing House, 1975. p.169</ref></blockquote>		Singaravelar made arrangements to celebrate May Day in two places in 1923. One meeting was held at the beach opposite to the [[Madras High Court]]; the other meeting was held at the [[Triplicane]] beach. ''[[The Hindu]]'' newspaper reported, <blockquote>The Labour Kisan Party has introduced May Day celebrations in Madras. Comrade Singaravelar presided over the meeting. A resolution was passed stating that the government should declare May Day as a holiday. The president of the party explained the non-violent principles of the party. There was a request for financial aid. It was emphasized that workers of the world must unite to achieve independence.<ref>Report of May Day Celebrations 1923, and Formation of a New Party (''The Hindu'' quoted in Murugesan, K., Subramanyam, C. S. ''Singaravelu, First Communist in South India''. [[New Delhi]]: People's Publishing House, 1975. p. 169</ref></blockquote>

	~~Chettiar~~ announced that it would join the [[Indian National Congress]] and would strive to function as the labour and farmer wing of that party. In the manifesto of the party ~~Chettiar~~ described Congress 'our chief political organ, appear to define "nation" by referring to propertied class'.<ref>Ralhan, O. P.. ''Communist Party of India''. [[New Delhi]]: Anmol Publications, 1997. {{ISBN\|81-7488-865-9}} p. 93.</ref> Singaravelu was critical that the Indian National Congress was dominated by landlord and [[capitalism\|capitalist]] interests.<ref name="rao1"/>		Singaravellar announced that it would join the [[Indian National Congress]] and would strive to function as the labour and farmer wing of that party. In the manifesto of the party Singaravelar described Congress 'our chief political organ, appear to define "nation" by referring to propertied class'.<ref>Ralhan, O. P.. ''Communist Party of India''. [[New Delhi]]: Anmol Publications, 1997. {{ISBN\|81-7488-865-9}} p. 93.</ref> Singaravelu was critical that the Indian National Congress was dominated by landlord and [[capitalism\|capitalist]] interests.<ref name="rao1"/>

	Labour Kishan Party of Hindustan was a part of a larger, but not inter-connected, move by various [[Socialism in India\|Indian communist]] groups to find a mass-based political platform.<ref>Murugesan, K., Subramanyam, C. S.. ''Singaravelu, First Communist in South India''. New Delhi: People's Publishing House. 1975. p.~~90-91~~.</ref> The party was joined by [[S.A. Dange]] and the communist group in [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]]. Dange had initially expressed reservations on the LKPH and its programme drafted by ~~Chettiar~~, but once the party had been formed he joined it.<ref name="rao1"/>		Labour Kishan Party of Hindustan was a part of a larger, but not inter-connected, move by various [[Socialism in India\|Indian communist]] groups to find a mass-based political platform.<ref>Murugesan, K., Subramanyam, C. S.. ''Singaravelu, First Communist in South India''. New Delhi: People's Publishing House. 1975. pp. 90–91.</ref> The party was joined by [[S.A. Dange]] and the communist group in [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]]. Dange had initially expressed reservations on the LKPH and its programme drafted by Singaravelar, but once the party had been formed he joined it.<ref name="rao1"/>

	In December 1923, Chettiar started a fortnightly journal called ''The Labour Kisan Gazette''. Chettiar also started the Tamil Weekly ''Thozhilalar'' in which he wrote about the working class movements spreading in various parts of the world during the early part of the 1920s.		In December 1923, Chettiar started a fortnightly journal called ''The Labour Kisan Gazette''. Chettiar also started the Tamil Weekly ''Thozhilalar'' in which he wrote about the working class movements spreading in various parts of the world during the early part of the 1920s.
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			{{short description\|Political party in British India}}
	{{Infobox political party		{{Infobox political party
	\| name = Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan		\| name = Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan
	\| leader = [[Singaravelu Chettiar]]		\| leader = [[Singaravelu Chettiar]]
	\| foundation = 1 May 1923		\| foundation = 1 May 1923
	\| dissolved = 1925		\| dissolved = 26 December 1925
	\| merged = [[Communist Party of India]]		\| colorcode = red
	\| ideology = [[Socialism]]		\| merged = [[Communist Party of India]]
	\| country = ~~[[British Raj]]~~		\| ideology = [[Socialism]]
	\| headquarters = [[Chennai]]		\| country = India
			\| headquarters = [[Chennai]]
	}}		}}

>Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan at 09:29, 30 June 2021

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{{Infobox political party
| name = Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan
| leader = [[Singaravelu Chettiar]]
| foundation = 1 May 1923
| dissolved = 1925
| merged = [[Communist Party of India]]
| ideology = [[Socialism]]
| country = [[British Raj]]
| headquarters = [[Chennai]]
}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
'''Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan''' was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. The party was founded by [[Singaravelu Chettiar]] on 1 May 1923 in [[Madras]].<ref>[http://www.singaravelar.com/achievements.htm :: Singaravelar - Achievements ::] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421062618/http://www.singaravelar.com/achievements.htm |date=21 April 2011 }}</ref> This was the first [[International Workers' Day#India|May Day]] celebration in [[India]]. This was also the first time the [[red flag (politics)|red flag]] was used in [[India]].<ref name="rao1">M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. ''Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal''. [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 110</ref>

Chettiar made arrangements to celebrate May Day in two places in 1923. One meeting was held at the beach opposite to the [[Madras High Court]]; the other meeting was held at the [[Triplicane]] beach. ''[[The Hindu]]'' newspaper reported, <blockquote>The Labour Kisan Party has introduced May Day celebrations in Madras. Comrade Singaravelar presided over the meeting. A resolution was passed stating that the government should declare May Day as a holiday. The president of the party explained the non-violent principles of the party. There was a request for financial aid. It was emphasized that workers of the world must unite to achieve independence.<ref>Report of May Day Celebrations 1923, and Formation of a New Party (''The Hindu'' quoted in Murugesan, K., Subramanyam, C. S. ''Singaravelu, First Communist in South India''. [[New Delhi]]: People's Publishing House, 1975. p.169</ref></blockquote>

Chettiar announced that it would join the [[Indian National Congress]] and would strive to function as the labour and farmer wing of that party. In the manifesto of the party Chettiar described Congress 'our chief political organ, appear to define "nation" by referring to propertied class'.<ref>Ralhan, O. P.. ''Communist Party of India''. [[New Delhi]]: Anmol Publications, 1997. {{ISBN|81-7488-865-9}} p. 93.</ref> Singaravelu was critical that the Indian National Congress was dominated by landlord and [[capitalism|capitalist]] interests.<ref name="rao1"/>

Labour Kishan Party of Hindustan was a part of a larger, but not inter-connected, move by various [[Socialism in India|Indian communist]] groups to find a mass-based political platform.<ref>Murugesan, K., Subramanyam, C. S.. ''Singaravelu, First Communist in South India''. New Delhi: People's Publishing House. 1975. p.90-91.</ref> The party was joined by [[S.A. Dange]] and the communist group in [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]]. Dange had initially expressed reservations on the LKPH and its programme drafted by Chettiar, but once the party had been formed he joined it.<ref name="rao1"/>

In December 1923, Chettiar started a fortnightly journal called ''The Labour Kisan Gazette''. Chettiar also started the Tamil Weekly ''Thozhilalar'' in which he wrote about the working class movements spreading in various parts of the world during the early part of the 1920s.

Singaravelu announced the dissolution of the party at the [[1925 Kanpur Communist Conference|1925 Kanpur conference]] of the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>Ralhan, O. P.. ''Communist Party of India''. [[New Delhi]]: Anmol Publications, 1997. {{ISBN|81-7488-865-9}} p. 211.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:1923 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1925 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Defunct communist parties in India]]
[[Category:Labour movement in India]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1925]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1923]]