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{{Short description|Slogan created by Communists in Indian Subcontinent}} | |||
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} | ||
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'''''Lal Salam''''' ({{translation}} "[[Red salute (disambiguation)|Red salute]]") is a salute, greeting, or code word used by [[communist]]s in [[South Asia]]. The word ''lal'' means "red" in [[ | '''''Lal Salam''''' ({{translation}} "[[Red salute (disambiguation)|Red salute]]") is a salute, greeting, or code word used by [[communist]]s in [[South Asia]]. The word ''lal'' means "red" in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]; ''[[As-salamu alaykum|salam]]'' means "peace" in Arabic. | ||
== In popular culture == | == In popular culture == | ||
* ''[[Lal Salam (1990 film) | * ''[[Lal Salam (1990 film)]]'' is a film based in 1990 India in the Malayalam language. It is based on the lives of three actual communists in Kerala, South India: [[Mohanlal]] as Varghese Vaidyan, [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as T. V. Thomas, and Smt K. R. Gowri Amma. | ||
* [[Lal Salaam (2002 film)]], a Bollywood musical action drama film | |||
* [[Lal Salaam (upcoming film)|''Lal Salaam'' (upcoming film)]], directed by [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] | |||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:42, 8 May 2023
Lal Salam (transl. "Red salute") is a salute, greeting, or code word used by communists in South Asia. The word lal means "red" in Hindi; salam means "peace" in Arabic.
In popular culture[edit]
- Lal Salam (1990 film) is a film based in 1990 India in the Malayalam language. It is based on the lives of three actual communists in Kerala, South India: Mohanlal as Varghese Vaidyan, Murali as T. V. Thomas, and Smt K. R. Gowri Amma.
- Lal Salaam (2002 film), a Bollywood musical action drama film
- Lal Salaam (upcoming film), directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth
Further reading[edit]
- Ali, Kamran Asdar (2015). Surkh Salam: Communist Politics and Class Activism in Pakistan, 1947-1972. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-940308-0.