It is imperative for every Indian today to educate themselves about the nature of the crisis we find ourselves in. That can only happen through a materialist diagnosis of the problems, and having a stronger understanding of the overarching system of capitalism itself, which allowed such a pandemic to happen. Learning the fundamentals of Marxism is the best place to start this. In this episode, Shehzor (COM.Ü.L) takes you through the philosophy and political-economy of Marxism, explaining concepts like dialectical materialism and surplus-value in casual Dakhni.

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Marxist perspective on the Pandemic:: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a33v82h8CyA

https://www.reddit.com/r/communism/comments/fkoxta/coronav%C3%ADrus_making_capitalism_show_its_ugly_face/

Urdu Resources::

More depth on Dialectical Materialism and the Class Struggle by Taimur Rahman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRA4Q52zLy0

Labour Theory of Value vs Supply and Demand by Taimur Rahman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RckdWEkjrZI

Series on Das Kapital by Taimur Rahman: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOV7ykEqGK1YKqo1GQ24Sf9kY4cZ4Slo9

Basic Readings in English::

For dialectical materialism:

Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Frederick Engels (excellent overview of dialectical materialism and failures of utopian socialism)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/index.htm

For Labour Theory and Surplus-Value:

Wage Labour and Capital by Karl Marx (short essay, perfectly distills the meaning of labour-power and surplus value)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/wage-labour/

Value Price and Profit by Karl Marx (slightly longer piece. together, these two writings give excellent foothold on the ideas dealt with in the much longer Capital)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1865/value-price-profit/