We are anarchists : essays on anarchism, pacifism, and the Indian independence movement, 1923-1953

M.p.t. Acharya (1887-1954) Was A Contemporary And Critic Of Mohandas Gandhi During The Indian Independence Movement. A Lifetime Of Anticolonial Struggle Led Him To Embrace Anarchism And He Saw Tremendous Revolutionary Potential In The Practice Of Nonviolent Direct Action. A Transnational Figure, Acharya Engaged In Anticolonial Activism Across India, Europe, The United States, And Russia. He Was Also A Prolific Writer For Publications Across The Globe, Penning Essays That Are Testimony To A Tireless Agitator And Intellectual Seeking To Develop A Radical, Internationalist Idea Of National Liberation. Acharya's Work Demonstrates The Global Reach Of Anrchism In The Interwar Period And Gives Us A More Complete And Nuanced Understanding Of Indian Anticolonial Struggles. Introduction: M.p.t. Acharya: A Revolutionary, An Agitator, A Writer, By Ole Birk Laursen -- The Communist Program: A Critical Review -- Communism In Its True Form -- Anarchist Manifesto -- The Mystery Behind The Chinese Trouble -- In India -- Disruption Of Marxism -- From A Bolshevik -- Mother India -- Principles Of Non-violent Economics -- Unity - What For! -- Why This Judicial Murder? -- On Jealousy -- Trusts And Democracy -- Project: Intended To Wrest Small Industries From The Clutches Of Capitalism -- Gandhi And Non-violence -- The Problem Of Exploitation And Its Elimination -- Some Confusions Among Workers -- Who Are Workers? -- Is The Exchange Between The City And The Countryside Economical? -- A Response To All Economists -- The End Of The Money System -- Nationalism In India -- On The Question Of Race -- Is The Present System Doomed? -- A Belated Forecast For The Year 1934 -- Anarchy Or Chaos? -- The Case For Buddhism -- Max Netlau As Biographer And Historian -- Ethics And Isms -- A Letter From India -- Is War Inevitable? -- Letter From India -- Anarchy: From Philosophy To Economics -- Labour Splits In India -- What Is Anarchism? -- A Libertarian Voice From India -- Libertarian Thought In India -- Money & Moral Values -- Life Of The Workers In India -- Voice Of India -- The End Of An Era: Echoes Of Free India -- Trade Unions In India - Pillars Of Capitalism -- An Indian Looks At Independence -- Savarkar: A Criticism -- How Long Can Capitalism Survive? -- Our Indian Correspondent On The Stuffed Dove Of Peace At The Indian Peace Convention -- Confusion Between Communism And State Capitalism -- Letters To The Editor, Thought (1950-1952) -- Letter From India: Nehru And Korea -- Indians In British Colonies. M.p.t. Acharya ; Edited And Introduced By Ole Birk Laursen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Ole Birk Laursen has done us a valuable service in tracking down and collecting the work of M.P.T. Acharya, scattered across countries, decades, and publications, and not least placing this work in well-researched context. This is a treasure chest that will enrich our picture of both global anarchist and South Asian radical history. Maia Ramnath, author of Decolonizing An Antiauthoritarian History of India's Liberation Struggle With this collection of writingsmany made available in English for the first timeOle Birk Laursen recovers the extraordinary life and writings of M.P.T. Acharya, perhaps Indias most important but least remembered anarchist activist and theoretician.... Anyone interested in anticolonial struggles past or present should read this book. Kenyon Zimmer, author of Immigrants against the Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America This fascinating and rich collection of essays by M.P.T. Acharya significantly deepens our understandings of transnational radical thought in the early twentieth century, placing Indian activists at the center of critiques of communism emanating from Berlin, Paris, Bombay and London. Kama Maclean, author of A Revolutionary History of Interwar India M.P.T. Acharya (18871954) was a contemporary and critic of Mohandas Gandhi during the Indian Independence Movement. A lifetime of anticolonial struggle led him to embrace anarchism and he saw tremendous revolutionary potential the practice of nonviolent direct action. A transnational figure, Acharya engaged in anticolonial activism across India, Europe, the United States, and Russia. He was also a prolific writer for publications across the globe, penning essays that are testimony to a tireless agitator and intellectual seeking to develop a radical, internationalist idea of national liberation. Acharyas work demonstrates the global reach of anarchism in the interwar period and gives us a more complete and nuanced understanding of Indian anticolonial struggles. M.P.T. Acharya (1887–1954) was a contemporary of Mohandas Gandhi during the Indian Independence Movement. Despite political differences with Gandhi, Acharya saw a tremendous anarchistic potential in the practice of non-violent direct action. We Are Anarchists: Essays on Anarchism, Pacifism, and the Indian Independence Movement is the first collection of essays by M. P. T. Acharya. A transnational and revolutionary figure, Acharya engaged in anticolonial activism across India, Europe, the United States, and Russia. He was also a prolific writer, whose essays are testimony to a tireless agitator and intellectual. Comprising fifty essays, the collection opens a window onto the global reach of anarchism in the interwar period and beyond, and enables a more nuanced understanding of Indian anticolonial struggles against oppressive state power, be it imperialist, Bolshevik, or capitalist. Ole Birk Laursen’s biographical introduction and notes in this collection set the essays in their historical and political context, and guide readers into Acharya’s life and thoughts. M.P.T. Acharya (1887-1954) was a contemporary and critic of Mohandas Gandhi during the Indian independence movement. A lifetime of anticolonial struggle led him to embrace anarchism and he saw tremendous revolutionary potential in the practice of nonviolent direct action. A transnational figure, Acharya engaged in anticolonial activism across India, Europe, the United States, and Russia. He was also a prolific writer for publications across the globe, penning essays that are testimony to a tireless agitator and intellectual seeking to develop a radical, internationalist idea of national liberation. Acharya's work demonstrates the global reach of anarchism in the interwar period and gives us a more complete and nuanced understanding of Indian anticolonial struggles The first collection of essays by India's anticolonial anarchist revolutionary, M.P.T. Acharya (1887-1954), including critical reflections on Gandhian nonviolence