Maoism in India: Reincarnation of Ultra-Left

The rise of Maoism as one of the organized political movement in India is the outcome of a historical situation. Both colonialism and the failure of the Indian state to implement land reforms more stringently in the aftermath of independence resulted in terrible sufferings of the marginalized, land- dependent, sections of society. Through historical analysis, this book assesses the ideological articulation of the contemporary ultra-left movement in India, including Maoism which is expanding gradually in India. The author provides answers to the following issues: Is Maoism reflective of the growing disenchantment of the people in the affected areas with the state? Is it a comment on 'the distorted development planning' pursued by the Indian state? Is this an outcome of the processes of 'deepening of democracy' in India? Using Orissa as a case study, the book raises questions on India's development strategy. The author argues that Maoism provides critical inputs for an alternative paradigm for development, relevant for 'transitional societies' and that it is a still a powerful ideology for the poorer parts of the world although its ideological appeal has declined internationally.

List of tables	p. xii
Preface and acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 17
Maoism, governance and the red corridor
Three important questions 182
Political economy of India as a nation state	p. 19
Planning for development: a panacea or failure?	p. 21
Changing economic horizon	p. 25
Economic reforms and Special Economic Zones (SEZ)	p. 26
Historical continuity	p. 26
The geographic expanse	p. 27
Ramification of ultra-left wing extremism	p. 28
Ideology and its articulation	p. 29
The government responses	p. 30
Orissa as a case study	p. 32
Concluding observations	p. 33
Genesis of Maoism in India	p. 38
Roots of Maoism	p. 39
A prelude to the growth of the Naxalite movement in India	p. 40
Assessment of past movements	p. 41
The Naxalbari movement (1969-1972): a review	p. 42
The Naxalbari movement after Charu Majumdar	p. 46
New threads in continuation with the past	p. 47
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation	p. 48
Maoist Communist Centre (MCC)	p. 53
Concluding observations	p. 57
Maoism: the roadmap for future India	p. 63
Conceptual explorations on strategy and tactics	p. 63
Class structure of Indian society	p. 65
Class character of Indian society	p. 67
Revolution and people's democracy	p. 70
Major components of Indian revolution	p. 74
Three magic weapons	p. 76
Tactics	p. 77
Party building	p. 11
Building people's army	p. 79
United front and work in the basic masses	p. 81
Tactics for special social sections and nationalities	p. 81
Political mobilization in urban areas	p. 82
Concluding observations	p. 85
Growth and consolidation of Maoism in Orissa	p. 88
	p. 89
	p. 94
	p. 99
Maoism in Orissa: socio-economic indicators
Socio-economic indicators	p. 106
Land relationships and Maoism in Orissa	p. 113
Land, corruption and resentment	p. 114
Land as the dynamic of organizational conflict	p. 123
The paradox	p. 124
Concluding observations	p. 130
The Maoist organization and state response	p. 133
Maoism and 'action'	p. 133
Shaping the organization	p. 135
Maoist organization in the districts	p. 138
Organization in urban areas	p. 139
The provisional government: the Janathana Sarkar	p. 142
Maoist organizational structure and the saga of a failing state in Orissa	p. 144
Profile of a Naxal organization: Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee	p. 146
Organizational wing	p. 146
The Zonal Military Commission (ZMC)	p. 149
The dynamics of conflict resolution in Orissa	p. 151
Concluding observations	p. 152
Maoism: articulation of an ideology and its future	p. 156
Major contextual issues	p. 157
The merger signalling a new thrust	p. 158
Revealing the capability to strike	p. 159
The Maoist capability	p. 161
The official assessment of the 'red terror'	p. 162
The creation of a compact revolutionary zone	p. 164
The 2007 Ninth Congress and Maoism	p. 166
Maoism and Hindutva politics	p. 168
Maoism and child soldiers	p. 170
The 'civilian protest': SalwaJudum	p. 170
Expanding the Maoist domain	p. 176
Sources of sustenance for Maoism	p. 178
The government response to Maoism	p. 180
Concluding observations	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 191
Left-wing extremist (Naxalite) affected areas in India	p. 204
Party Constitution of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)	p. 205
Programme and Constitution of the People's Guerrilla Army	p. 222
the resettlement and rehabilitation policy of the Government of Orissa	p. 225
CPI (Maoist) Central Committee	p. 230
Naxal-influenced districts of Orissa	p. 232
Bibliography	p. 233
Index	p. 244
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