Definitions
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- noun A member of any of several
communist movements inIndia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even after independence, tribal people were at the heart of the first uprising that could be described as Maoist, in Naxalbari village in West Bengal (where the word Naxalite - now used interchangeably with "Maoist" - originates).
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So the word Naxalite is often applied to such groups by their opponents, and by themselves.
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Even after independence, tribal people were at the heart of the first uprising that could be described as Maoist, in Naxalbari village in West Bengal (where the word Naxalite - now used interchangeably with "Maoist" - originates).
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So the word Naxalite is often applied to such groups by their opponents, and by themselves.
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The report paints a bleak picture of the outcome of grappling with 40 years of so-called Naxalite rebellion -- a name given to the Maoist rebel movement after it started in the district of Naxalbari in West Bengal in the late 1960s.
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Telangana villages, where direct state repression is ruthless, anybody who dares to question the government even on basic issues such as water shortages or a non-functional PDS runs the risk of being labelled a Naxalite and persecuted.
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Leninist, popularly known as the Naxalite movement, in Calcutta during the 1970s have, among others, inspired social scientists, creative writers, historians, journalists to produce a number of research-based essays, poems, novels and plays on the subject.
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The armed movement by Maoist group often called Naxalite is already taking four decades and 13 states in India.
WN.com - Articles related to Govt orders radar to track movement in thick forests
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The armed movement by Maoist group often called Naxalite is already taking four decades and 13 states in India.
WN.com - Articles related to Govt orders radar to track movement in thick forests
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The armed movement by Maoist group often called Naxalite is already taking four decades and 13 states in India.
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