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Reflections on Kerala: a visit to India's communist state is an eye-opener. On my first morning in Tivandrum I joined a protest by train drivers (loco pilots) at Indian Railways HQ demanding improved rosters, rest breaks and better conditions for women drivers. Familiar, eh? 1/x 
Everywhere - and I mean eveywhere - in Trivandrum you are greeted by red flags with hammers and sickles and revolutionary slogans. Busy roundabouts, bus stops, shops, houses, random flagpoles absolutely everywhere. Photos don't do it justice. Luckily, I brought one of my own. 2/x
I was privileged to be invited to address a special retirement celebration for three stalwart comrades from the Dakshin (Southern) Railway Workers' Union @DREU_CITU. This all-grades union leads the fight against privatisation of Indian Railways, which the Modi govt has begun. 3/x
