A comrade is a fellow member of an organisation or a colleague, someone who is a companion, associate, friend, or shares one’s activities, occupation, etc. It means “sohodaraya” in Sinhala, which is frequently used to refer to active members of a leftist political organisation, and it indicates a fellow member of a fraternal group or political party in American English. The movie “RED COMRADE” is about a person who belongs to a left-wing political group leading a hidden life.
The title of Sugath Mahadivulwewa’s latest film, “My Red Comrade,” connotes so-called bookish lefties who have knowledge but are limited to books. The movie conveys a message to so-called leftists. In Sugath’s words, “The majority of them have not experienced “rain.” falling outside. Not the kind of rain that falls on a typical day.” However, there are other ways that new knowledge,”rain,” can bring.”
Read the full article here: My Red Comrade: Beyond the glorification of the left by Professor Theodore Warnakulasuriya
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