Fundamentals of Marxism (Marxism kya hai? Uski buniyaad samajhiye)

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. Follow me on Instagram @hemlockhating_goth (I misspelled it in the recording, please ignore that) 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/