­Baburam Bhattarai's doctoral dissertation] resounds with statements made within the left's optimism and confidence of the time. This is Marxist objective analysis, capable of differentiating correct from incorrect ideas. This is science carefully thought, and beautifully written, on behalf of the oppressed." -Richard Peet Professor, Human Geography, Clark University
"Boyish looks, small frame, pleasant face and a very impish smile. Your answers were in the shortest of sentences and the smile never left your face. Your reticence gave me the liberty to become, perhaps, the first dictator in your life. I took it for granted that with your technical academic background your knowledge of the social sciences must be very limited and so I had to enlarge your vision." - Atiya Habeeb Kidwai (Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU (Baburam Bhattarai's PhD supervisor)