Kolar Gold Mines An Unfinished Biography-of Colonialism

of Colonialism C P Vinod Kumar P G Revathi K T Rammohan The article traces the decline of the once vibrant Kolar gold mines as a profit-making venture and as a site of organised trade union activity. The apathy of the Karnataka state government and regional identity politics have rendered Kolar gold fields a virtual backwater in the political economy of the state.