Naxalbari uprising
Topic: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Naxalbari uprising was a peasant revolt in May 1967 in Naxalbari, in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It was led by Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal. It began the Naxalite movement, a form of left-wing extremism (armed revolt by far-left groups). It is part of the unrest of the late 1960s, when many observers feared that democracy in India would fail.
Example
The revolt led to a new party, the CPI (Marxist-Leninist), in 1969. It broke away from the CPI(M). Today's left-wing extremism traces its roots back to Naxalbari.
Don't confuse with
- CPI(M): the party the Naxalbari leaders broke away from. The CPI (Marxist-Leninist), formed in 1969, was the new breakaway party.