All-India Progressive Writers’ Conference
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The All-India Progressive Writers’ Conference was a landmark gathering of left-leaning Indian authors and intellectuals that helped launch and consolidate the Progressive Writers’ Movement in pre-independence India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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literary conference ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
left-leaning literary circles in India
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progressive cultural organizations in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| focus |
culture
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literature ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| goal |
to challenge feudal and reactionary ideas in culture
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to oppose colonialism and imperialism in literature ⓘ to organize progressive Indian writers ⓘ to promote socially committed literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
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late colonial period in India ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-imperialist
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left-wing ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| languageContext |
English
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Indian languages ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Writers’ Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
British colonial rule in India
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feudal social structures ⓘ |
| participant |
Indian authors
ⓘ
Indian intellectuals ⓘ |
| politicalContext | pre-independence India ⓘ |
| promoted |
progressive social values
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realist literature ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated progressive and left-leaning literary forces in pre-independence India
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helped launch the Progressive Writers’ Movement in India ⓘ served as a landmark gathering of Indian authors and intellectuals ⓘ |
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