Many of Jolly Mohan Kaul’s friends and admirers — he had plenty of both as well as a host of adoring relatives — regret he was not spared the last three months that would have made him a centenarian. It’s an understandable sentiment, but the passing of this once prominent Communist leader on June 29 at the age of 99 did not mark the end of an era.
The promised land into which he and his equally dedicated wife Manikuntala Sen poured all their resources had passed long ago. Sankar Ray noted that Jolly was the sole survivor of the undivided CPI’s ...
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