The Naxalite Revolt – Why Is It the Biggest Internal Threat to India’s Progress?
IIMK
Submitted by,
GROUP 8, Section D
PGP/14/202 Arik Das
PGP/14/207 Chaitra Jagannath
PGP/14/209 Chandramohan Nayak
PGP/14/214 Kumari Sonia
PGP/14/243 Sravya Shakuntala B
The Naxalite Revolt – Why is it the Biggest Internal Threat to India’s Progress?
Contents Contents 2 1 Introduction 3 2 The Red Corridor 4 3 Causes of Naxalism 5 3.1 Structural violence 5 3.2 Poverty 5 3.3 Food insecurity 5 3.4 Literacy 5 3.5 Health 6 3.6 Drinking water, Sanitation and Housing 6 3.7 Disparities in Infrastructure 6 4 Sources of finance and arms 7 5 Demands of Naxalites 7 6 Naxals: An Obstacle to growth 8 7 Government’s response to Naxalism 8 7.1 Salwa Judum 8 7.2 Operation Green Hunt 9 7.3 Other Initiatives by State and Central Government 9 8 Recommendations 10 8.1 Central Government 10 8.2 State Government 10 8.3 Communist Party of India (M) 11 REFERENCES 12
1 Introduction
The Naxalite flag inspired by Maoism
Naxals being trained at a camp
Naxal 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). Initially the movement had its centre in West Bengal. In later years, it spread into less developed areas of rural central and eastern India, such as Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh through the activities of underground groups like the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
The term Naxalites comes from Naxalbari, a small village in West Bengal, where a section of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) led by Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal and Jangal Santhal initiated a violent uprising in 1967. Charu Majumdar, inspired by the doctrines of Mao Zedong, provided ideological leadership for the Naxalbari movement, advocating that Indian peasants and lower class tribals overthrow the government and upper classes by force. A large number of urban elites were also attracted to the ideology, which
Submitted by,
GROUP 8, Section D
PGP/14/202 Arik Das
PGP/14/207 Chaitra Jagannath
PGP/14/209 Chandramohan Nayak
PGP/14/214 Kumari Sonia
PGP/14/243 Sravya Shakuntala B
The Naxalite Revolt – Why is it the Biggest Internal Threat to India’s Progress?
Contents Contents 2 1 Introduction 3 2 The Red Corridor 4 3 Causes of Naxalism 5 3.1 Structural violence 5 3.2 Poverty 5 3.3 Food insecurity 5 3.4 Literacy 5 3.5 Health 6 3.6 Drinking water, Sanitation and Housing 6 3.7 Disparities in Infrastructure 6 4 Sources of finance and arms 7 5 Demands of Naxalites 7 6 Naxals: An Obstacle to growth 8 7 Government’s response to Naxalism 8 7.1 Salwa Judum 8 7.2 Operation Green Hunt 9 7.3 Other Initiatives by State and Central Government 9 8 Recommendations 10 8.1 Central Government 10 8.2 State Government 10 8.3 Communist Party of India (M) 11 REFERENCES 12
1 Introduction
The Naxalite flag inspired by Maoism
Naxals being trained at a camp
Naxal 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). Initially the movement had its centre in West Bengal. In later years, it spread into less developed areas of rural central and eastern India, such as Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh through the activities of underground groups like the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
The term Naxalites comes from Naxalbari, a small village in West Bengal, where a section of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) led by Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal and Jangal Santhal initiated a violent uprising in 1967. Charu Majumdar, inspired by the doctrines of Mao Zedong, provided ideological leadership for the Naxalbari movement, advocating that Indian peasants and lower class tribals overthrow the government and upper classes by force. A large number of urban elites were also attracted to the ideology, which