3. WHAT IS NAXALISM?
The Naxal name comes from the village of
Naxalbari in West Bengal. Indian state of West
Bengal where the movement originated.
The Naxals are considered far-left radical
communists, supportive of Maoist political
sentiment and ideology. Their origin can be
traced to the split in 1967 of the Communist
Party of India (Marxist), leading to the formation
of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–
Leninist)
4. FROM WHOM IT ALL
STARTED
Mao Tse-tung was the principal
Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier and
statesman who led his nation's Cultural
Revolution.
Charu Majumdar was a communist
revolutionary from India. Charu
Majumdar's life is a story
of "riches to rags". Born in a
progressive
landlord family in Siliguri in 1918, he
later
joined the militant Naxalite cause.
5. HISTORY AND IDEOLOGY OF THE
NAXAL MOVEMENT
The term Naxalism was first coined in 1967.
Communist party- ideology-1925
Communist party of India under the influence of
Mao tsetung
In 1948, a peasant movement took place in
Telangana
These ideological differences led to the split of
the party in 1964, and the Communist Party of
India (Marxist) also known as CPM was formed.
6. PRESENT CONTEXT OF NAXAL
MOVEMENT AND VIOLENCE
Today, several areas including : -
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand and
West Bengal
10. GOVERNMENT POLICIES
Naxalism 2009-Operation Green Hunt
Initiated with the blessings of Home minister
P.Chidambaram with the objective of cleansing
naxalism from the Indian main land.
The central government has recently decided to
allocate meager Rs. 2 crore per year to per Naxal-
affected district to develop the socio-economic
situation.
This is more a social and political problem than a
law and order problem
11. SOURCES
Notes from the Red Corridor
-By Chandrahas Choudhury
Red Sun: Travels In Naxalite Country
-By Sudeep Chakravarti
12. CONCLUSION
All other wars that took place till date were with
different countries for eg-Israile- palstine or
Indo-pak war.
Media has put NAXALISM in negative light.
It is one of the terrorist activity.
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