Musi-TV Presents..Telangana Media

- K.Stevenson

Background:

Telangana with a militant history dating back to the Telangana Armed Struggle, with all its failures and successes continues to be a source of inspiration for the Marxist-Leninist parties. Opinions vary on the phenomenon of Naxalism, the generic term used to connote Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar. The Naxalite movement owes its origins to the revolt of Santhal tribals at Naxalbari, West Bengal led by armed Communists who parted ways with the CPI (M).The uprising was crushed by the police in a few months by the United Front Government in West Bengal. The revolt against poverty and alienation acquired the label of ‘Naxalism’ and paved the way for waging struggles against the established feudal order by the oppressed masses in different parts of India. There are close to 40 groups in the country proffessing adherence to the philosophy of Marxism, Leninism and Maoism. About 11 of them occupy a predominant position. It is believed that 13 groups operate in Andhra Pradesh, 10 of which are splinter groups of CPI-ML. In Andhra Pradesh, Left Wing Extremism tends to be equated with the activities of the CPI-ML People’s War Group (PWG) and the CPI-ML Janashakti.

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- S.Simhadri & P.L.Vishweshwer Rao

India is celebrating the ‘Swarna jayanthi’ of its independence even as it is passing through social upsurges in myriad forms, as responses to colonial and post-independent initiatives for economic development. The colonial model, pursued with centralisation as a transformatory process, has led to the breakdown of decentralised village economy and promoted the structures of extraction and domination. The prescribed accumulatory processes have manifested in societal and spatial dimensions that have heralded corridors and islands of prosperity by pushing vast territories into perpetual backwardness. Thus, the colonial process marked its uneven regional development on Indian territory.

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