Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies

333 Pages·2014·17.822 MB·English

by  Bidyut Chakrabarty

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Communism in India
events, processes and ideologies
Bidyut Chakrabarty
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Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958–
Communism in India : events, processes and ideologies / Bidyut Chakrabarty.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–997489–4 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Communism—India—History.
2. India—Politics and government. I. Title.
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Contents
List of Tables ix
Preface xi
List of Abbreviations xiv
Introduction 1
part i | parliamentary left in india 13
1. The Parliamentary Left in Tripura: A Creative Blending of Ideology
and Organization Prevailing over Ethnic Division 19
2. Parliamentary Left in Kerala: A Creative Socio-Political Engineering
of Governance 32
3. Parliamentary Left in West Bengal: Organizational Hegemony Established
through an Ideological Churning 71
4. Parliamentary Left in West Bengal: A Nemesis Failing to Rekindle
the Old Charm in Globalizing India 92
part ii | maoism: articulation of left-wing extremism in india,
written with rajat kumar kujur 115
5. Genesis of Maoism in India 123
6. The Maoist Blueprint for the Future India 149
7. Maoism: A Utopia or “Jacobean” Reign of Terror? 176
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Conclusion 206
Postscript 232
appendix: party constitution of the communist
party of india (maoist) 239
notes 257
bibliographical notes with select bibliography 291
index 305
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List of Tables
1.1 Governments in Tripura since 1972 26
1.2 Performance of the Contending Parties in Assembly Elections, 1983–2008 27
1.3 The Results of the 2013 State Assembly Election 28
2.1 Numerical Strength of Coalitions in Kerala, 1982–2011 51
2.2 Results of the 2006 Kerala State Assembly Election 54
2.3 Results of the 2010 Local Polls in Kerala 56
2.4 Outcome of 2011 State Assembly Election 58
3.1 The 2006 West Bengal Assembly Results 76
3.2 Share of the Left Front Votes in the Panchayats and Zila Parishads 79
3.3 Economic Conditions of West Bengal 81
3.4 Election Committee for Assembly Segment 87
3.5 Electoral Performance of Trinamul Congress, 2006 89
4.1 Comparing the 2011 and 2006 West Bengal Assembly Results 95
4.2 West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2011, by District 95
4.3 Share (Percentage) of Gram Panchayats, Won by Major Political Parties,
1978–2013 110
5.1 Profile of Naxal/Maoist Violence in the Affected States, by Year,
2008–2012 124
5.2 Left-Wing Activities since 2009 125
5.3 Left-Wing Activities in Bihar 138
6.1 Outcome of Left-Wing Activities 150
Postscript
Performance of the Parliamentary Left since 1971 234
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