Nanda Wickramasinghe (1939–2025): A Life Devoted to the Unrelenting Struggle for Permanent Revolution”
Born in 1939 — a year when the flames of the imperialist Second World War were engulfing the globe — Wicks passed away at a time when the world is heated up with intense struggles emerging to defend democratic rights and oppose the looming plans for a Third World War. …
Although personal circumstances existed that could have allowed him to lead a more comfortable life, Wicks never believed there was any greater fulfillment than dedicating himself as a full-timer at the party’s call. He held that the most important task in a person’s life is to dedicate oneself to the path of progress — the cause of social revolution. As James P. Cannon, the Trotskyist leader in the United States, once stated: “The party honours and respects its professional staff. It considers the occupation of a professional revolutionist to be the most honourable of all occupations. The highest aspiration and ambition of every young party member should be to qualify himself for such a profession in life.” …Read more