Naxalite Movement Flashcards
Which state in India was the epicenter of the Naxalite Movement in the 1960s?
West Bengal
Who is considered the ideological founder of the Naxalite Movement?
Charu Majumdar
What is the political ideology that influenced the Naxalite Movement?
Maoism
What was the primary occupation of the people who participated in the Naxalite uprising?
Agriculture & Students
Which international leader’s revolutionary ideas inspired the Naxalite Movement?
Mao Zedong
What is the Naxalite Movement, and how did it originate?
The Naxalite Movement is a radical left-wing revolutionary movement inspired by Maoist ideology. It began in 1967 in Naxalbari, West Bengal, when a group of landless peasants, led by Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal, revolted against landlords to demand land reforms.
What were the main demands of the Naxalite Movement?
The movement demanded redistribution of land, abolition of landlordism, and socio-economic equality for the oppressed rural population.
What role did Charu Majumdar play in the Naxalite Movement?
Charu Majumdar was the ideological leader of the movement and the author of the “Historic Eight Documents,” which laid the theoretical foundation for the Naxalite insurgency.
Why did the Naxalite Movement spread to other parts of India?
The movement spread due to widespread poverty, exploitation of landless laborers, and failure of land reforms in states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha.
How did the government respond to the Naxalite Movement in the 1970s?
The government responded with strong police action, deploying paramilitary forces, and implementing socio-economic reforms in affected areas to address grievances. The congress also organised an Anti-naxalite volunteer group which indulged in violence against the Naxalites.
How did the split in the Communist Party of India (CPI) influence the Naxalite Movement?
The split in the CPI in 1964 into CPI and CPI(M) created a faction that supported armed rebellion, leading to the emergence of the Naxalite Movement under CPI(M-L).
How has the Naxalite Movement evolved over the years?
Initially focused on rural peasant issues, it transformed into a broader insurgency involving guerrilla tactics, targeting state institutions, and operating in “red corridor” regions despite government opposition.
_______ declared that the Maoists/Naxalites were the “greatest internal threat to the security of India”
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh
Which village gave the Naxalite Movement its name?
Naxalbari
What is the term for the strategy of using guerrilla warfare in the Naxalite insurgency?
Protracted.
