For VS, The Sun Never Set

Hundred years ago, when VS Achuthanandan was born, the world—especially the colonies—was reeling under severe famine and the struggle against colonial rule.

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The Great Depression had made life miserable for the working class and peasants. As a young boy, he experienced the harsh realities of poverty, as his family struggled to make ends meet. Caste discrimination was rampant. Achuthanandan, even as a schoolboy, had to physically resist the injustices he faced. He often recalled how he had to carry a weapon to defend himself and other backward community students from the agents of landlords who tried to prevent them from attending school.