The long dark tea time of the soul

This is the first part of my three part essay on naxalism. I have already posted the second part in this blog, where I have presented a seven-point program for the naxalite central committee. In the present essay, I discuss the origin of the movement, the issues of ideology, politics and and [...]

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The government of India has issued an order putting travel restriction on high profile and daring Tibetan activist, Mr. Tenzin Tsundue. He has been confined to his exile hometown, Dharamshala and warned against
leaving the place till November 25th. Failing which, he will be deported to Lhasa in Tibet under Chinese occupation. Friends of [...]

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More than 60000 people (mostly tribals) attended a rally in Dantewada today. The rally was called by CPI (Communist Part of India) to protest against illegal land acquisition by essar steel in two villages of Dantewada district, namely Dhurli and Bhansi. The people also protested against Salwa Judum. The rally was entirely peaceful and people [...]

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The naxalites are a confused lot these days. The last one year has been quiet eventful for them. On the one hand, they got the best compliment of their lives when the prime minister acknowledged that “naxalism is single biggest internal security challenge” ever faced by our country. They have made significant gains post [...]

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