Naxalism Essay

One of the largest internal security threats that the government of India faces today is Naxalism. 1Recent reports show that naxalist movements have spread to as many as 22 states across India, including states such as Gujarat, Punjab, Delhi and Uttarakhand that were earlier known not to have any links to naxalism and as many as 39 Left-wing extremist groups are currently operating in the country with a combined membership of more than a lakh. The naxalite-armed movement is based on the Maoist ideology, which is mobilizing large parts of rural populations to revolt against established institutions by engaging in guerilla warfare. The Naxalite’s use of arm and ammunition against the state and central security forces has challenged the very principles of the state, which are sovereignty and the sole control on use of power. In light of this the research paper aims to explain that how Naxalism has proved to be a challenge to the state of India and how the Indian government is try ing to overcome this challenge. (2) According to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Naxalism remains the biggest internal security challenge and it is imperative to control left-wing extremism for the country’s growth. These lines by the Prime Minister itself explains that how Naxalism is a serious challenge to India. The terms Naxalites or Maoists are used to refer to militant far-left radical Communist groups operating in India. They are inspired by the doctrines of Mao Zedong who believed that Naxalites should work to overthrow the government and upper classes by violence. The start of Naxalism can be traced back from a period when the Mughals used to rule the country but originally it (3) started from Naxalbari area in West Bengal in 1967 and since then has spread to the rural areas in central and eastern India, ostensibly to champion the cause of small farmers and tribals through violence but was wiped out in 1970. It soon became out of fashion in its homeland West Bengal. But the underground operations of the outfit continued. The Naxal Management Division of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) describes the (4) objectives of Naxalites as destroying â€Å"the State legitimacy, and to create a mass base, with certain degree of acceptability, with the ultimate object of attaining political power by violent means.† The MHA has also stated that Naxalites attach themselves to various organizations and societies on issues such as displacement, land reforms and acquisition where they can increase their mass support. (5) They have been named as a terrorist organization according to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of India, 1967. Naxalites since long have been challenging the central and the state government on various fronts. The naxalites have been attacking police establishments and infrastructures such as public transportation, national buildings, which has caused insecurity and instability in the entire area. (6) From the period 2006-2012, there were nearly 12,000 incidents with Naxalites in which 4,000 civilians killed. The Naxalites have been spotted active in approximately 40 percent of India’s geographical area. (7) They control large portions of remote and densely forested areas and are concentrated in an area called â€Å"Red Corridor†. This area is also the tribal belt where the tension between economic development and aboriginal land rights is most apparent. The Naxalists have shown activity in recent times in regions such as Darbha Valley, Chattisgarh that has led to several deaths of civilians and security-personnel. Naxalism affects the nation at various stages. It affects severa l macroeconomic factors such as reduction in per capita GDP growth, higher inflation rates, lower tax revenues, higher expenditure on defense at the cost of expenditure on education and health and lower exports, reduced bilateral trade flows and reduced foreign direct investment inflows. The Indian Government has adopted various policies and various steps in an attempt to tackle the problem of naxalism. The India Home Minister P Chidambaram has declared that the security forces need to be more assertive against the Maoists. However, this is only one part of the solution. An examination of the reasons behind the Naxalite movement indicate that military force on its own will not be enough to counter India’s biggest security. So various other approaches like 8A Task Force on inter-State coordination headed by Special Secretary, Internal Security, an  Inter Ministerial Group in the Ministry of Home Affairs to review the implementation of development programmes in Naxalite affected areas, a high-level Task Force under Cabinet Secretary have been formed for promoting coordinated efforts across a range of development and security measures. These institutional mechanisms, and the interactions that have taken place, have eventually helped to generate a degree of consensus among the States about the need to pursue a coordinated strategy. In an attempt to deal with this decades old problem, it has been felt appropriate, after various high-level deliberations and interactions with the State Governments concerned, that an integrated approach aimed at the relatively more affected areas would give surer results. 9With this in view, a detailed analysis of the spread and trends in respect of naxalite violence has been made and 34 affected districts in 8 States have been taken up for special attention on planning, implementation and monitoring of development schemes. Within these 34 districts, 8 most affected districts in 4 States, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa, have been taken up for implementation of integrated security and development action plans, an approach that can be replicated in other affected districts also. Focused attention is also being provided in meeting the security deficits in these districts, in terms of employment of infrastructure, police deployment, weaponry, equipment, etc. The concerned ministries are also taking necessary steps. The Telangana movement of the 1940’s was what started the Naxali movement and more importantly the revolt in 1967 in Naxalbari have created a political movement in India that is deep-rooted firmly and cannot be swept away easily. The state has been dealing with the problem of naxalism for the past 40 years and if it doesn’t change the way it handles naxalism then the problem of naxalism will carry on for coming few decades. The record of the past four decades shows clearly that an approach that is almost exclusively based on force and suppression is not able to destroy the movement. Even a situation like in 1971 where the state was able to curb the challengers with a hard hand and almost destroyed the movement, cannot be repeated today as it is entrenched too deeply within India’s socio-political sphere of the affected areas. The state is at war with itself but this war cannot be won by the use of military. It will carry on to be a part of Indian politics and   society, as long the state does not acknowledge the fact that why these movements are not coming to an end. The government seriously needs to find a permanent solution. The proposal of developing the remote areas will further worsen the situation, as it is not what the Naxalis demand. Therefore the state must start to fight the conflict legally, minimize collateral damage, strengthen the leadership of the security forces and abstain from any human rights violation. The security forces should start protecting the population living within the area of conflict instead of merely confronting the Maoists on large scale. The Naxalite movement must be challenged politically by presenting better alternatives to the Maoist approach and should offer new perspectives. In this regard the state should start addressing the basic needs of the poor and fulfilling its main responsibilities to deliver human development to these disadvantaged areas. But also the possibility of the Naxalites achieving their aims must be questioned. Indeed they were able to spread all over the country and constitute a big challenge but the persisting military tie makes it illusionary for the Maoists to seize state power within the foreseeable future. †¨Their advantage is that they put issues on th e public agenda, which were being ignored, and that they gave people a voice that was neglected. Today they are a part of the public discourse. I am in favor of the approach used by the naxalis as they are the minorities and it would have been unlikely for the movement to achieve similar results if it would have followed a non-violent approach, as they would have lacked publicity. Many people within the Indian society have sympathy for the root cause that the Maoists are fighting for, however the fewest agree on the violent way of struggle. The execution of brutal violence and attacks on civilians, such as the recent one where the Naxalis 10triggered a landmine blast in a forest area on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in the wee hours on Thursday, which eventually led to the killing of at least three police commandoes. Without a second thought Naxalism is a serious threat to the Indian state. The Naxalite movement is an indication of the failure of the Indian state to provide human development for its citizens. Naxalism does not only threaten the flow of foreign direct investments but could destabilize the whole politica l order as many citizens lose their faith in the state and therefore its legitimacy is challenged. India, which is on its way to become one of  the superpower on the international level, needs to tackle its internal problems urgently. BIBLIOGRAPHY: – Website articles 1. Amitabh Sinha: New Delhi, July 3, Fri Jul 04 2008, 23:18 hrs. 2. Deccan Herald, May 24. 3. Ritesh K Srivastava, reporting for zee news (October 17 2013) 4. Press release by government of India, Naxal problem needs a holistic approach (22 july 2009). 5. Article by Naxal Management Division, a part of the home ministry of India on Naxals. Books: – 1. Red Sun by Sudeep Chakravarti (Penguin books Company) 2. The Naxalites and their Ideologies by Rabindra Ray, Third edition (Oxford India Paperbacks) Primary Source: – 1. Red Sun by Sudeep Chakravarti (Penguin books Company)

Film maker Essay

Kenneth Anger is a well known American underground avant-garde film maker and author who is well known not only for his films but also for this novels. Born in Santa Monica, California as Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, Kenneth Anger first became well known in 1959 for his publication of the French version of Hollywood Babylon in Paris. While this drove him to certain fame, it also brought him notoriety because it was a tell all book on the scandals of the A-list crowd of Hollywood. He started his career at a very early age. Commentaries place his silver screen beginnings at the age of nine but it was not until 1947 that he became well known for his first film, Fireworks. In 1949, he expanded his repertoire to include The Love That Whirls and also a documentary of the ruins of Crowley’s Thelema Abbey. While most of his films only spanned 3. 5 minutes to 30 minutes, his works were considered works of arts, capturing the essence in such a short span of time. The influence that Kenneth Anger had on the avant garde scene during his time was so profound. There is no denying that fact that his films greatly influenced many other film makers in his genre but there is also the fact that some of his works were considered as controversial. As one magazine puts it, Anger was known to insert certain â€Å"artistic† twists on his works that were either offensive or brash, resorting to trickery on certain occasions. One such occasion was the filming of Lucifer Rising, which was supposed to star Bobby Beausoleil, which was a critical film that arguably started his fascination with the occult and eventually led to his association with the Church of Satan. Anger was also associated with the Ordo Templi Orientis and other such groups. While later on in life he decided to return to his films, there is no denying that Kenneth Anger was ahead of his time and widely misunderstood by his peers. Bibliography: Cohen. M eds. (1985) Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings Oxford University Press, Oxford. Pray, M(2007) Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes and Passions Wallflower, London. Sitney, A(1979) Visionary Film: The American Avant-Garde 1943-78 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford

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Ruby Bridges, the subject of an iconic painting by Norman Rockwell, was only six years old when she received national attention for bravely desegregating an elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. In her pursuit of a quality education during a time when African Americans were treated as second-class citizens, little Ruby managed to become a civil rights hero.  Ã‚   First Years Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954, in a cabin in Tylertown, Mississippi. Her mother, Lucille Bridges, was the daughter of sharecroppers and had little education because she worked in the fields. Lucille sharecropped with her husband, Abon Bridges, and father-in-law until the family moved to New Orleans. There, Lucille worked night shifts so she could take care of her family during the day while Abon worked as a gas station attendant. School Desegregation In 1954, just four months before Ruby was born, the Supreme Court ruled that legally-mandated segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment, making it unconstitutional. But the landmark court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, didn’t lead to immediate change. Schools in the mostly Southern states where segregation was enforced by law, often resisted integration, and New Orleans was no different. Ruby Bridges had attended an all-black school for kindergarten, but as the next school year began, New Orleans all-white schools were required to enroll black students. Ruby was one of six black girls in kindergarten who were chosen to be the first such students. The children had been given both educational and psychological tests to ensure they could succeed. Her family was not sure they wanted their daughter to be subjected to the backlash that would occur upon Ruby’s entrance into an otherwise all-white school. Her mother, though, became convinced that it would improve the childs educational prospects. So, she talked her husband into allowing Ruby to take the risk of integrating a white school for â€Å"all black children.† Integrating William Frantz Elementary On that November morning in 1960, Ruby was the only black child assigned to the William Frantz Elementary School.  The first day, a crowd shouting angrily surrounded the school. Ruby and her mother entered the building with the help of four federal marshals and spent the day sitting in the principal’s office. By the second day, all the white families with children in the first-grade class had withdrawn them from school. In addition, the first-grade teacher had opted to resign rather than teach an African American child. An educator named Barbara Henry was called to take over the class. Although she did not know it would be integrated, Henry supported that arrangement and taught Ruby as a class of one for the rest of the year. Henry did not allow Ruby to play on the playground, for fear for her safety. She also forbade Ruby from eating in the cafeteria due to concerns that someone might poison the first grader. Rubys integration of William Frantz Elementary School received national media attention. News coverage of her efforts brought the image of the little girl escorted to school by federal marshals into the public consciousness. Artist Norman Rockwell illustrated Rubys walk to school for a 1964 Look magazine cover, titling it â€Å"The Problem We All Live With.† When Ruby began second grade, the anti-integration protests at William Frantz Elementary continued. More African American students had enrolled in the school, and the white students had returned.  Barbara Henry, Ruby’s first-grade teacher, was asked to leave the school, prompting a move to Boston. As Ruby worked her way through elementary school, her time at William Frantz became less intense, and she spent the rest of her education in integrated settings. The Toll of Rubys Efforts Rubys entire family faced reprisals because of her integration efforts. Her father was fired after white patrons of the gas station where he worked threatened to take their business elsewhere. Abon Bridges would mostly remain jobless for five years. In addition to his struggles, Rubys paternal grandparents were forced off their farm. Ruby’s parents divorced when she was 12. The African American community stepped in to support the Bridges family, finding a new job for Abon and babysitters for Rubys four younger siblings. During this tumultuous time, Ruby found a supportive counselor in child psychologist Robert Coles.  He had seen the news coverage about her and admired the first-graders courage, so he arranged to include her in a study of black children who had desegregated public schools. Coles became a long-term counselor, mentor, and friend. Her story was included in his 1964 classic Children of Crises: A Study of Courage and Fear and his 1986 book The Moral Life of Children. Adult Years Ruby Bridges graduated from an integrated high school and went to work as a travel agent. She married Malcolm Hall, and the couple had four sons. When her youngest brother was killed in a 1993 shooting, Bridges took care of his four girls as well. By that time, the neighborhood around William Frantz Elementary had become mostly African American. Due to white flight, the once integrated school had become segregated again, attended largely by low-income black students. Because her nieces attended William Frantz, Ruby returned as a volunteer. She then founded the Ruby Bridges Foundation to help involve parents in their children’s education. In 1995, psychologist Robert Coles wrote a biography of Ruby Bridges for young readers. Called The Story of Ruby Bridges, the book thrust Bridges back into the public eye. She appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, where she was reunited with her first-grade teacher Barbara Henry in 1995. Bridges included Henry in her foundation work and in joint speaking appearances. Bridges reflected on the role that Henry played in her life, and Henry recalled the role that her young pupil played in hers. Each described the other as a hero. Bridges had modeled courage, while Henry had supported her and taught her how to read, which became the students lifelong passion. Moreover, Henry had served as an important counterbalance to the mobs of racist white people who tried to intimidate Bridges as she arrived at school each day. Bridges wrote about her experiences integrating William Frantz in 1999s Through My Eyes, which won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. In 2001, she received a Presidential Citizens Medal, and in 2009, she wrote a memoir called I Am Ruby Bridges. The following year, the U.S. House of Representatives honored her courage with a resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of her first-grade integration. In 2011, Ruby Bridges visited the White House and then-President Obama, where she saw a prominent display of Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We All Live With. President Obama thanked Bridges for her efforts, telling her, â€Å"I probably wouldn’t be here† without her contributions to the civil rights movement.

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Tale of two cities brilliant plot Essay In the fictitious novel Tale of Two Cities, the author, CharlesDickens, lays out a brilliant plot. Charles Dickens was born inEngland on February 7, 1812 near the south coast. His family moved toLondon when he was ten years old and quickly went into debt. To helpsupport himself, Charles went to work at a blacking warehouse when hewas twelve. His father was soon imprisoned for debt and shortlythereafter the rest of the family split apart. Charles continued towork at the blacking warehouse even after his father inherited somemoney and got out of prison. When he was thirteen, Dickens went backto school for two years. He later learned shorthand and became afreelance court reporter. He started out as a journalist at theage of twenty and later wrote his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. Hewent on to write many other novels, including Tale of Two Cities in1859. 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Throughout the story, she knits shrouds for theintended victims of the revolution. Charles Darnay, one of whom Mrs. Defarge is seeking revenge, is constantly being put on the stand andwants no part of his own lineage. He is a languid protagonist and hasa tendency to get arrested and must be bailed out several times duringthe story. Dr. Alexander Manette, a veteran prisoner of the Bastilleand moderate protagonist, cannot escape the memory of being held andsometimes relapses to cobbling shoes. Dr. Manette is somewhatredundant as a character in the novel, but plays a very significantpart in the plot. Dr. Manette’s daughter, Lucie Manette, a positiveprotagonist, is loved by many and marries Charles Darnay . She is aquiet, emotional person and a subtle protagonist in the novel. One whonever forgot his love for Lucie, the protagonist Sydney Carton changedpredominately during the course of the novel. Sydney , a look-alike ofCharles Darnay, was introduced as a frustrated, immature alcoholic,but in the end, made the ultimate sacrifice for a good friend. Theseand other characters help to weave an int eresting and dramatic plot. Dr. Manette has just been released from the Bastille, and Lucie,eager to meet her father whom she thought was dead, goes with Mr. Jarvis Lorry to bring him back to England. Dr. Manette is in an insanestate from his long prison stay and does nothing but cobble shoes,although he is finally persuaded to go to England. Several yearslater, Lucie, Dr. Manette, and Mr. Lorry are witnesses at the trial ofCharles Darnay. Darnay, earning his living as a tutor, frequentlytravels between England and France and is accused of treason in hishome country of France. He is saved from being prosecuted by SydneyCarton, who a witness confuses for Darnay, thus not making the casepositive. 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Carton, an alcoholic at the time, realizes that a relationship withLucie is impossible, but he still tells her that he loves her andwould do anything for her. Darnay and Lucie marry each other on thepremises of the two promises between Dr. Manette and Darnay. Rightafter the marriage, while the newlyweds are on their honeymoon, Dr. Manette has a relapse and cobbles shoes for nine days straight. France’s citizens arm themselves for a revolution and, led by theDefarges, start the revolution by raiding the Bastille. Shortlybefore the start of the revolution, the Marquis runs over a child inthe streets of Paris. He is assassinated soon after by Gaspard, thechild’s father, who is also a part of the revolution. Three yearslater, right in the middle of the revolution, Darnay is called toFrance to help Gabelle, an old friend. As soon as he goes down whatseems to be a one-way street to France, he is arrested (in France) forbeing an enemy of the state. Dr. Manette, Lucie, and the Darnay’sdaughter go shortly after to Paris to see if they can be of any helpto Charles. When the delayed trial finally takes place, Dr. Manette,who is in the people’s favor, uses his influence to free Charles. Thesame day, Charles is re-arrested on charges set forth by the Defargesand one other mystery person. The next day, at a trial that hadabsolutely no delay, Charles is convi cted and sentenced to death. Because of the despondent situation, Dr. Manette has a relapse andcobbles shoes. Sydney Carton overhears plot to kill Lucie, herdaughter, and Dr. Manette and has them immediately get ready to leavethe country. Carton, having spy contacts, gets into the prison inwhich Darnay is being held, drugs him and switches places with him. Lucie, Charles, and their daughter successfully leave the country. Sydney Carton, making the ultimate sacrifice, partly for Lucie, goesto the guillotine in place of Charles. Just before he dies, Carton hasa vision in which society is greatly improved and the Darnays have ason named after him. This dramatic plot revolves around severalcentral themes. One theme involves revenge. One’s bad side is brought out by theevil effects of revenge. Madame Defarge is the main subject of thisimplicit theme. She turns into a killing machine because she must getrevenge. An example of this is when she finds out Charles Darnay is anEvermonde and is going to marry Lucie Manette. She knits Darnay’s nameinto the death register. Another key theme in the novel has to do withcourage and sacrifice. There were many sacrifices in this novel bymany different characters. The ultimate sacrifice was made by SydneyCarton. Because of his love for Lucie and his friendship with Darnay,Carton is the example of one of the most important themes implied inthis book. Carton helps others, and does not think so much of himself. Right before going to the guillotine, Carton sees a better world, aworld where he gave to others, not thinking of himself. These themes help outline an interesting story.