once upon a time it appeared that communism will be able check all poverty,oppressions and exploitations world over.But it resulted in different type of mental slavery.People of Russia,China and other countries who faced physical agony due to this mental slavery got rid of it or are trying to get over it. but in India it has become party of lotus eaters — preaching for others and maya bhog for the party brass.They are still living in the beauty of 'ism',they should come out of it and start working for india with indian tools and philosphy. aruna