The Radical Humanist

                    The Radical Humanist

Monthly journal of the Indian Renaissance Institute devoted to the development of the Renaissance Movement and for promotion of human rights, scientific temper, rational thinking and a humanist view of life.
The Radical Humanist monthly edited by Mr. Mahi Pal Singh inherited the long historical and revolutionary role in India. The journal founded by Manabendranath Roy (M.N. Roy) during the Second World War faced an uphill task before and after the Independence of India. Before India achieved independence, M N Roy started the journal as Independent India as a weekly between April 1937 and March 1949 and from April 1949 it changed its name to The Radical Humanist. From April 1970 it became a monthly journal. But he had long experience of journalism and renaissance since World War I. Roy commenced his journalistic career in Mexico and contributed articles in Spanish and English along with his first wife Evelyn Trent. Then Roy was compelled to start two journals from Europe to communicate his ideas, and instructions to comrades. The Masses and International press information correspondence from European countries gave ideal and practical guidelines to Indian and world communists. Of course, his wife Evelyn ably managed to run the journals while Roy was busy touring in the international communist movement. With such rich background M N Roy arrived in India and started Independent India journal. But above all M N Roy‘s journal The Marxian Way helped the intellectuals in India and abroad. But soon Roy changed the journal into The Humanist Way which continued its theoretical and practical articles. There are not many in the world arena to compare with Roy in journalistic field. Great journals like MINERVA edited by Edward Shills from Chicago University stood as wonderful in deep study of issues and personalities. In India Romila Thaper, P. Lal, A.B Shah. Abu Sayeed Ayub, Amlan Datta organised journals and contributed to intellectual field. Some of them are again inspired by M N Roy. Now Skeptical Inquirer under the editorship of Kendrek Frazier and Free Inquiry edited by Tom Flynn in USA can be mentioned in the tradition of M N Roy.
The Radical Humanist journal started by M N Roy was ably assisted by his intellectual wife Ellen. After them several eminent intellectuals continued the journal. Outstanding writers, critics, contributed to the journal covering wide range of issues, which drew the attention of academics, politicians, statesmen and general readers. The journal can boast of the legacy of editors, after M. N. Roy and Ellen Roy, of the likes of Sib Narayan Ray, Vasant
B, Karnik,  Amritlal Bhikku Shah, Govind D. Parekh, Justice V.M. Tarkunde, Justice R.A. Jahagirdar, G.R. Dalvi, Dr. R.M. Pal who ably continued the standards of the journal which drew the attention of one and all. Many other scholars joined as and when need demanded and sustained the journal. One thing must be emphasized that The Radical Humanist never compromised on human values, ethical norms, and above all freedom. Some of them: A.B Shah, Sib Narayan Ray, Justice V M Tarkunde, V B Karnik, Sunil Bhattacharya, Justice Jahagirdar, G.D Parekh, and numerous others put all effort to sustain the renaissance trend. Persons like AGK (Avula Gopalakrishna Murthy, Malladi Ramamurthi, K.K. Sinha, A.K. Mukherjee, Maniben Kara, Jayanti Patel, Dr. R M Pal, put in a lot of effort to sustain the journal from various angles. The Radical Humanist journal is part of continuous history. It is an uphill task to sustain its spirit. Yet innumerable writers are contributing articles to the journal continuously.

   Dr. Narisetti Innaiah                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    14 January 2019

                   

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“Selections from The Radical Humanist” – Selected Articles

eBooks –   Shri Mahi Pal Singh (Editor, The Radical Humanist) has compiled selected articles from the periodical ‘The Radical Humanist’ for your reading. Readers may read the articles here or download the two volumes for reading them whenever they please.

“Selections from The Radical Humanist”– Volume 1- Apr 1970 to Dec 2005 Ed. Mahi Pal Singh

“Selections from The Radical Humanist” – Volume 2- Jan 2006 to Dec 2018 Ed. Mahi Pal Singh

 

List of Cities of the World from where Readers/Researchers and Scholars have accessed the two volumes at www.academia.edu 

 

                   Selections from The Radical Humanist – Summary Box

‘Selections from The Radical Humanist, Volume I and II’ reach still bigger readership: a record of more than 1,030 cities of the world

As reported by www.academia.edu:

‘The Radical Humanist Volume I’ was your top paper last week – 2,035 Views till 6.2.2024

 ‘Selections from The Radical Humanist Vol. II’ was your top paper last week – 3,517 Views till 21.12.2023

You have 580 highly engaged readers till 19.4.2025. A total of 2,127 people have read your papers on Academia till 30 August 2025. 2,700 papers mention Mahi Pal Singh including one by a highly followed author with 15890 followers, as reported on 12.6.2025 

The two volumes have been read in 284 cities in India and 746 foreign cities, a total of 1,030 cities of the following 104 countries of the world.

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88. Sweden
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91. Tanzania
92. The Netherlands
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95. U.K.
96. U.S.
97. Uganda
98. Ukraine
99. Uzbekistan
100. Venezuela
101. Vienam
102. Yemen
103. Zambia
104. Zimbabve

                                            Editor, ‘The Radical Humanist‘

 Compiled Record of Articles and Writers published in The Radical Humanist since April 1970

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       Books

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• Written by M.N. Roy

• If I were Stalin 
• Beyond Communism
• Cultural Requisites Of Freedom
• From Savagery to Civilisation
• Historical Role of Islam
• Fragments of a Prisoner’s Diary
• Materialism
• M. N. Roy’s Memoirs
• Revolution and Counter Revolution In China
• Men I Met
• National Government Or People’s Government
• New Humanism – A Manifesto
• New Orientation
• Politics, Power And Parties
• Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution – Volume 1
• Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution – Volume 2
• Draft Constitution of Free India
• M. N. Roy’s Letters to the Congress Socialist Party (Written in 1934-36)
• The Philosophy and Practice of Radical Humanism – M.N. Roy
• Problem of Freedom – M. N. Roy
• Humanist Politics – M.N. Roy
• Science, Philosophy & Politics- M.N. Roy
• Vigyan Ki Kasauti Par Darshan, Sanskriti Aur Dharam-ROY
• Navmanavvad – by M.N. Roy (Hindi)
• Islaam ki Etihasik Bhoomika (in Hindi)
• Hamara Sanskritik Darp-M.N. Roy

Fragments of Prisoner’s Diaries 

• Fragments of Prisoner’s Diary – Volume 1 – Letters from Jail – M. N. Roy
• Fragments of Prisoner’s Diary – Volume 2 – Letters from Jail – M. N. Roy
• Fragments of Prisoner’s Diary – Volume 3 – Letters from Jail – M. N. Roy

Books Written by other writers/ YouTube Lectures/ Films/ Audio-Books

Selected Works of M.N. Roy

• Selected Works of M. N. Roy – Volume I (1917-22), Edited by Sibnarayan Ray
• Selected Works of M. N. Roy – Volume II (1923-27), Edited by Sibnarayan Ray
• Selected Works of M. N. Roy – Volume III (1927-32), Edited by Sibnarayan Ray
• Selected Works of M. N. Roy – Volume IV (1932-36), Edited by Sibnarayan Ray

Other Books

• M. N. Roy, a biography – V.B. Karnik
• A Journey from Marxism to Radical Humanism – Mahi Pal Singh
• Mrs. Ellen Roy – Jawaharlal Jasthi
• The 22 Theses Of Radical Humanism – A.B. Shah
• M.N. Roy and the Mahatma – Prof. S.N. Ray
• A New Renaissance – Prof. S.N. Ray
• M.N. Roy: Philosopher-Revolutionary – ( Part -1 ) Prof. S.N. Ray
• M.N. Roy: Philosopher-Revolutionary – ( Part -2 ) Prof. S.N. Ray
• M.N. Roy: Philosopher-Revolutionary – ( Part -3 ) Prof. S.N. Ray  
• M.N. ROY: From Nationalism to Radical Humanism – Raghav Gupta
• The Humanist Frame– Julian Huxley

M.N. Roy Memorial Lectures on YouTube

2017 – FREE SPEECH, NATIONALISM AND SEDITION – Justice A.P. Shah

2017 – M.N. Roy Memorial Lectures – Justice Chalameswar    A. P. Shaw

2012 – ON INCLUSIVENESS- CHALLENGES OF INCLUSIVE SOCIETY, ECONOMY & POLITY IN INDIA – Prof. S. Thorat

2011 – M.N.ROY MEMORIAL LECTURE – Prof. Ghanshyam Shah

2001 – THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY TOWARDS A RADICAL HUMANIST SCENARIO- S.N.Ray

2000 – DOES OUR CONSTITUTION REQUIRE TO BE REVIEWED – Fali S. Nariman

1999 – PROSPECT OF INDO-PAK AMITY – Kuldip Nayar

1997 – RESTRUCTURING THE POLITY-THE PANCHAYATI RAJ – George Mathew

1996 – SHIVAJI AND HIS TIMES- A RATIONAL EVALUTION- B.N. Pande

1994 – CRISIS OF IDEOLOGY IDEOLOGY OF CRISIS –  Dileep Pandgaonkar

1993 – SOCIALISM, MODERN CAPITALISM & DEMOCRACY – Arun Ghosh

1992 – WHY COMMUNISM FAILED IN THE SOVIET UNION – V. M. Tarkunde

1987 – M.N. Roy Memorial Lectures – Agehananda Bharathi

1985 – HUMANISM, SOCIALISM & CONSTITUTIONALISM – O. Chinnappa Reddy

1983 – MAN IN TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY – Sachchidabanda Vatsyayan

1982 – MARXISM, PLURALISM & ORTHODOXY – Dr. Andre Beteille 

1981 – NATURE OF POLITICAL CRISIS IN INDIA AND FUTURE OF THE INIDAN STATE – Girilal Jain

1979 – DISSENT IN THE EARLY INDIAN TRADITION –   Dr.Romila Thapar 

1974 – WHITHER INDIAN PLANNING – B.S. Minhas

Justice V.M. Tarkunde Memorial Lectures 

2024 – V. M. Tarkunde Memorial Lecture – Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

2016 – V. M. Tarkunde Memorial Lecture – Gopalkrishna Gandhi

2014 – V.M. Tarkunde Memorial Lecture – Shri M. Hamid Ansari

2013 – V.M. Tarkunde Memorial Lecture – Sh. Ashok Desai

2011 – V.M. Tarkunde Memorial Lecture – Justice Ruma Pal

2009 – V.M. Tarkunde Memorial Lecture – Dr. Kamal Hossain

 

Narisetti Inniah’s writings

Humanists I Met    Journey of a Journalist  Sane Living

Spoiling the Child   Radical Humanist Movement in Andhra Pradesh

 

‘The Truth about the Gita’ (Text) by Late V R Narla

 

Audio-book: The Truth About the Gita

                                 

Film on M.N. Roy

“The Comintern Brahmin: The Untold Story of M.N. Roy,” directed by Vladimir Leon

The Comintern Brahmin is a documentary film directed by French director Vladimir Leon on the life and activities of Manabendranath Roy, a forgotten character in world and Indian history.

The primary film associated with M.N. Roy is the 2006 documentary “The Comintern Brahmin: The Untold Story of M.N. Roy,” directed by Vladimir Leon. This film explores Roy’s complex and unconventional life, from his early revolutionary activities in India to his leadership in the Comintern and his later political evolution. 

“The Comintern Brahmin”: This documentary traces M.N. Roy’s journey across continents, from his time as an arms smuggler for Indian revolutionaries to his role as the founder of the Mexican Communist Party and a key leader in the Communist International alongside Lenin.

Film’s focus: The film is a biographical inquiry into his life and the paradoxes he represented, as he moved from radical revolutionary to atheist philosopher and radical humanist. It highlights his often-unacknowledged contributions and how his independent and critical stance made him a controversial figure.

Other related media: While “The Comintern Brahmin” is the most prominent film, other media exist, such as a 1989 Indian government film titled “M.N. ROY (S.V.)” produced by Films Division. There are also podcasts and other biographical works that explore his life and legacy.

Link: (Part 1)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYxTpxPEIfk&t=4shttps://youtu.be/yYxTpxPEIfk

Link: (Part 2)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO6WKNL-ucYhttps://youtu.be/yYxTpxPEIfk

Link: (Part 3)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPmuVt8RXRYhttps://youtu.be/yYxTpxPEIfk

Link: (Part 4)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAGZKCFuOyYhttps://youtu.be/yYxTpxPEIfk

 

YouTube Videos

M.N. Roy on Party-less Democracy; 4th Video in Hindi

M.N. Roy on Party-less Democracy; 4th Video in English

M.N. ROY’S DRAFT CONSTITUTION FOR FREE INDIA; 3rd Video in English

M.N. ROY’S DRAFT CONSTITUTION FOR FREE INDIA; 3rd Video in Hindi

M.N. ROY: An Intellectual and Highly Talented Philosopher and Freedom Fighter; 2nd Video in English

M.N. Roy: An Intellectual and Highly Talented Philosopher, Freedom Fighter; 2nd video in English

M.N. ROY: Life and Work – Ist Video in English

M.N. Roy: Life and Work- Ist Episode Hindi