Chhattisgarh, orissa and maharashtra to andhra pradesh, karnataka and tamil nadu, the. Naxalism signifies a particular kind of militant and violent armed struggle by the peasants and tribals who accept marxistleninist ideology. The term naxalites comes from naxalbari, a small village in west bengal. Naxalism left wing extremism iasmania civil services. Maharashtra, jharkhand, bihar, and west bengal, and a marginal. History of naxalism by july 1948, 2,500 villages in the south were organised into communes as part of a peasant movement which came to be known as telangana struggle. When this exploitation reaches a saturation level, a revolution will automatically rise from the victims and sometimes it takes a form of a movement questioning the entire system itself. The communist party of india maoist is the largest existing political group in that lineage today in india the term naxal derives from the name of the village naxalbari in west bengal, where the. The maoists have encrypted various code names for different towns in maharashtra to spread their wings in the cities in maharashtra. Naxalism definition of naxalism by the free dictionary. From the village of naxalbari in west bengal the term naxalism is derived. One of the largest internal security threats that the government of india faces today is naxalism.
Communism is basically sharing everything among the rich and poor. Classification of ultra megamega projects as per the industrial policy 2018 investor facilitation and ease of. However, some official government documents have indirectly. If you want to know about naxalism firstly understand the terms like communism and communists, and then after these personalities 1. Naxalitemaoist conflict in india 1 january 2016 to. An insight into the problem of naxalism in india abhishek kumar1 introduction. Maharashtra, jharkhand, bihar, and west bengal, and a marginal presence in assam, madhya pradesh and uttar pradesh. The maoist challenge to the indian state written by lennart bendfeldt, hbf intern, july 2010 abstract the naxalite armed movement challenges the indian state since more than 40 years. In a recent interview, you said, with the encounter of three dalam leaders, the naxal base in maharashtra is almost routed.
It is a region with the highest forest cover in the state of maharashtra, affected by naxalism and suffers from a developmental backlog despite the availability of natural resources. Nil 4 other areas of the state excepting the areas mentioned above. Naxalism will be wiped out from the country, singh said at the programme attended by a galaxy of bjp leaders and union ministers. Inspite of naxalism being termed as the biggest problem in adivasi areas, the social problems are actually much wider in the form of unemployment, poverty and an untold number of socioeconomic injustices. Naxalism in india the word naxal, naxalite or naksalvadi is a generic term used to refer to militant communist groups operating in different parts of india under different organizational envelopes. The naxal insurgency in india originated in a 1967 uprising in west bengal by the communist. When in consider naxalism, then it the attack which is made in the state. Origins of naxalism the term naxalites comes from naxalbari, a small village in west bengal where a section of the communist party of india marxist cpim led by charu majumdar, kanu sanyal, and jangal santhal initiated a violent. Mass organizations that have units in villages sanghams or collectiveslike the womens organization, the seedsowing cooperatives, the village defense. The states response raman dixit introduction democracy has been hailed as the true and authentic voice of people, working for both their tangible and intangible interests. Process planning for preparation of integrated water.
Naxalism the maoist challenge to the indian state by. Yet, very few people who relax on their day off realise that this holiday is the outcome of a long struggle by workers. Pdf the paper shows that the naxalitemaoist groups have developed. In a broad sense, naxalite movement is a social movement in india in the postindependence years. In a meaningful democracy, political stability and working within the conventional framework of law and ethics are the two most desired virtues. What is the root cause of the naxalite problem in india. Heres everything you need to know about naxalism, biggest. On september 15, 2011, news media reported that the indian union home minister stated that leftwing extremism naxalism is the most violent movement in the country and that the. Impact of naxalism on development naxalism its growth. It is based on maoist ideology and gains its strength through mobilizing the poor, underprivileged, discouraged and marginalized, especially in rural india. Let us look into the answers to these questions and evaluate if naxalism as an issue can be solved. Naxalism shall be eradicated from jharkhand by 2018. Naxalite, general designation given to several maoistoriented and militant insurgent and separatist groups that have operated intermittently in india since the mid1960s. Naxalites operate in a vacuum created by inadequacy of administrative and political institutions, and seek to offer an alternative system, of governance which promises emancipation.
Naxalism in india which began in 1967 became the single largest internal threat to the nation as stated by the former prime minister of india dr. Pdf naxalismmaoism, peoples government and health services. Indias naxalite insurgency institute for national strategic studies. Ms joshibedekar college of arts and commerce, thane. They also connived with local politicians and bureaucrats, making the land reform process. An appraisal of the red corridor 7 fatal casualties were recorded l. The report, development challenges in extremist affected areas, authored by an expert group set up by the planning commission, looks. Primary sources consist largely of internal documents from the government of. Naxalism has been in view since 1960s and has spread across the states of west bengal, bihar, chattisgarh, jharkhand, orissa, andhra pradesh, maharashtra and eastern u. Your tenure saw the biggest naxal operation being executed. Every year, many security personnel are killed in various attacks perpetrated by naxalites. It can be safely argued that a number of unresolved issues have contributed to persistence of the maoist conflict in the state.
Naxalism synonyms, naxalism pronunciation, naxalism translation, english dictionary definition of naxalism. This is the main operation area of the naxals because this area consists mainly of. Naxalism an informal name given to radical, often violent, revolutionary communist groups that were born out of the sinosoviet split in indian communist movement. Naxalism affected area and no industry districts 100 250 ultra mega industrial unit entire state 1500 3,000 fig 1. Mazumdar it was the desire of the rank and file that there should be a.
The naxalite movement in india international journal of law. Naxalism a drag on indias quest for great power status. Naxalism is more acute than the problems in kashmir, and the northeast. Naxalism even though the government managed to regain control after the uprising, the real winners were the naxals. The movement drew thousands of people from around the country. Naxalism is considered to be one of the biggest internal security threats india faces at the moment, then prime minister manmohan singh said in 2008. Introduction the paper discusses about naxalism the better known version as maoism from a wholistic perspective and is contextualized from the perspective of medias role in human rights in the state of chattishgarh which came into formation in. The term naxal derives its name from a village called naxalbari in the state of west bengal where the movement had its origin. Their main motive is to gain a substantive control over the deprived working class of people and use their deprivation and anger as a tool to spread the naxalism ideology. Social change and development in india 6 great many students and officeworkers around the world go to work only for five or six days. This thesis undertakes an historical analysis of the naxalite movement to assess how. With direct access to the top maoist leadership, rahul pandita provides an authoritative account of how a handful of men and women, who believed in the idea of revolution, entered bastar in central india in 1980 and created a powerful movement that new delhi now terms indias biggest internal security threat.
The naxalite threat is the biggest security problem for indias future as its effects. Naxalism shall be eradicated from jharkhand by the end of this year, said state director general of police d k pandey. Terrorism takes place on the country level where the attacks are made from other county. Charu majumdar majumdar gave sole importance to secret organization and armed training of its. It is basically a revolutionary movement of peasants and labourclass people. More broadly, the termoften given as naxalism or the naxal movementhas been applied to the communist insurgency itself the name naxalite is derived from the town of naxalbari naksalbari in far northern west bengal. The naxalite movement in india origin and failure of. It was born in 1969 as a leftwing revolutionary peasant uprising, backed by the communist party of india marxist and leninist cpiml group, in.
Additionally, there are significant spikes in the number of reported fatalities stemming from violence involving maoist rebels in october 2016 and april 2018, with government forces launching largescale antinaxalite operations in odisha as well as in maharashtra and chhattisgarh see figure 3. Naxalite movement, which ould achieve a ftpeoplefs democratic revolution through building. The naxals are considered far left radical communists who support maoist political ideology. Jp narayan singh, mp, bjp, jharkhand, and col retd sandeep sudan, member of. In an interview to pti, the dgp said that the state police in tandem with the civil administration has successfully cleared most of the. The maoist conflict in odisha cannot be seen as an isolated conflict. The naxalite armed movement challenges the indian state since more than 40 years. Landlords frequently moved the court to delay implementation of these reforms. Major issues and challenges in the region the water users in wainganga sub basin face many challenges to manage their water resources. Naxalism originated as a rebellion against lack of development and poverty at the local level in the rural parts of eastern india.
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