CPIM State Secreteriate Member and Eranakulam District Secretary Com. M V Govindan Master inaugurated the website of Com. E Balanandan Research Foundation on 22 september 2011. Com. Chandrasekhara Pillai Secretaray EBRF, Com M M Lawrance , Chairman EBRF were present during the occassion.
E Balanandan Research Foundation is a Research Institution established in memory of veteran communist leader Com E Balanandan. Com. E Balanandan, former President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) was a pioneer in the working class movement in the country. As an uncompromising Communist and a thorough trade unionist he contributed immensely in the political spheres and in building up the working class movement in the country. The Research Foundation is basically planned do study and research on Working Class Ideology and Organisations, World Socialist/Communist Movement, Trade Union organisation and Trade related issues, Socio-economic development, Urban Planning, Rural development, energy efficient systems and practices and Information Technology with special relevance to advancement of Free software movement and enriching the Free Software such other socially owned knowledge assets. The long term perspective is to develop EBRF into a resource centre and a University for educating the workers and empowering their organisations for the advancement of the society into socialism.
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