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Naxal (other)
Naxals or Naxalites are members of any of the communist guerrilla groups in India. Naxal or Naxalites may also refer to: Media *''The Naxalites'', a 1980 Bollywood film * ''Naxal'' (film), a 2015 Tollywood film * "Naxalite", a 1997 single by Asian Dub Foundation from the album ''Rafi's Revenge'' Other uses *Naxalbari, village in the northern part of West Bengal, India where the communist movement originated **Naxalbari (community development block), containing the village ** Naxalbari railway station **Naxalbari uprising Naxalbari uprising was an armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It was mainly led by tribals and the radical communists leaders of Bengal and further developed in ... (1967), which started the movement * ''Naxalbari'' (TV series), an Indian web series * Urban Naxal, derogatory term for leftist activists in India, coined by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri **'' Urban Naxals: The Making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naxalites
''The Naxalites'' is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Dina Pathak, Jalal Agha, Bijaya Jena, Imtiaz and Nana Palsikar Plot ''The Naxalites'' is the story of Naxalites and their life struggle against the system. Songs #"Aaj Apne Lahu Se" - Antara Chowdhury Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as Amor Kal * Smita Patil as Ajitha *Nana Palsikar as Charu Majumdar *Dina Pathak *Jalal Agha * Bijaya Jena *Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor (1927 – April 28, 1989) was an Indian actor born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India in 1927. He acted in many Hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. He is best remembered for his rol ... * Asit Sen *Imtiaz Khan as Haider Khan *Priyadarshini * Sunil Lahri References External links * 1980 films Films about Naxalism Films directed by K. A. Abbas 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Prem Dhawan Films with screenplays by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxal (film)
''Naxal'' is a 2015 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Debaditya Bandyopadhyay, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Dhritiman Chatterjee in pivotal roles. The backdrop of the film is the Naxal Amol or Naxal Period. It was a period in the history of the state of West Bengal that began with the infiltration of the ideas of the socialist movements in the western world (especially Latin America) into the psyche of many Bengali youths. Mithun Chakraborty plays the lead role in this film as a Naxalite. Plot The story opens on the 21st day of May 1971 with the escaping of a few Naxalite youths. The most prominent among them is Anirban Sen. On that day, one of them named Samar dies while Anirban and their leader SankarDa go absconding. After nearly 42 years one fine morning a FAX arrives at the Kolkata Metro Railways Headquarters. It says that today Anirban will commit suicide under the last Metro. Questions regarding his identity and demands start emerging as the news has ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi's Revenge
''Rafi's Revenge'' is a 1998 studio album by Asian Dub Foundation. It peaked at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart. It was shortlisted for the 1998 Mercury Music Prize. Critical reception Rick Anderson of AllMusic called ''Rafi's Revenge'' "an exhausting but exhilarating album," adding that "its depth and complexity of texture keep revealing new surprises with repeated listenings." Matt Diehl of ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote, "Recalling the Clash in their dance-music phase or a more groovealicious Rage Against the Machine, Asian Dub Foundation kick out the jams in ''Rafi's Revenge'' with aplomb; in the process, they become more than a caustic Cornershop Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singe ... for club kids." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxalbari
Naxalbari (also spelled Naksalbari) is a village in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari is famous for being the site of a 1967 revolt that would eventually lead to the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. History Naxalbari became famous for being the site of a left-wing poor peasants uprising in 1967, which began with the "land to tiller" slogan, an uprising continuing to this day (see Naxalite). The Naxalbari uprising was triggered on 25 May 1967 at Bengai Jote village in Naxalbari when the police opened fire on a group of villagers who were demanding their right to the crops at a particular piece of land. The firing killed 9 adults and 2 unknown children. The CPI (ML) have put up busts of Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Charu Majumder on that piece of land. The spot has Bengai Jote Primary School next to it. There is a memorial column erected that has the names of the people who died during the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxalbari (community Development Block)
Naxalbari is a Community development blocks in India, community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Naxalbari is located at . It has an average elevation of 152 metres (501 feet). Naxalbari CD block is a part of the Western Dooars, a physiographic region spread over the foothills of the Himalayas. It is a plain land gently sloping from north to south, with an elevation varying from 80 m to 300 m. The Mechi River, Mechi forms the international boundary with Nepal on the western side. The river is flood-prone and there are embankments along the river. Naxalbari CD block is bounded by the Mirik (community development block), Mirik and Kurseong (community development block), Kurseong CD blocks on the north, Matigara (community development block), Matigara CD block on the east, Phansidewa (community development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxalbari Railway Station
Naxalbari railway station is a railway station in Darjeeling district, West Bengal which lies on the Katihar–Siliguri line. Its code is NAK. It serves Naxalbari town which is just 5.7 km away from Panitanki, which is the border between India and Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai .... The station consists of a single platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.. Trains Following trains are operated through this station- * Siliguri Junction-Balurghat Express * Siliguri Junction-Katihar Express * Siliguri–Katihar Passenger (unreserved) * Radhikapur–Siliguri DEMU * Siliguri Jn.–Malda Court DEMU * NJP–Siliguri–Alubari Road-NJP–SGUJ Ring DEMU References Katihar railway division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxalbari Uprising
Naxalbari uprising was an armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It was mainly led by tribals and the radical communists leaders of Bengal and further developed into the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) in 1969. The armed struggle became an inspiration to the naxalite movement which rapidly spread from West Bengal to other states of India creating division within in to the CPI(M) Party. Origins The uprising occurred during the height Sino-Soviet split, which was causing turmoil within the communist organisations in India and the rest of the world. The leader and ideologue of the uprising Charu Majumdar theorised that the situation was appropriate for launching an armed People's war in India following the Chinese Revolution (1949), Vietnam War and Cuban Revolution. Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight Documents which became the foundation of the Naxalite movement in 1967. Timelin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxalbari (TV Series)
''Naxalbari'' is a crime thriller web series directed by Partho Mitra. Produced by Arjun Singh Baran and Kartik D. Nishandar, it revolves around an STF agent who goes on a mission to suppress the revival of a Naxal uprising in Gadchiroli. The series stars Rajeev Khandelwal, Tina Datta and Aamir Ali. It premiered on 28 November 2020 on ZEE5. Plot The story is set in Maharashtra, and revolves around an STF agent who goes on a secret mission to uncover the truth behind a Naxal uprising in his village, Gadchiroli. Cast * Rajeev Khandelwal as Raghav * Tina Datta as Ketki * Satyadeep Mishra as Pahan * Sreejita De as Prakruti * Narayani Shastri as Sudha * Shakti Anand as Binu * Aamir Ali as Keswani * Tapan Acharya as Narsing Chandel Episodes Release In June 2020, ZEE5 announced that the show would begin reshooting with proper safety measures. The web series was released on 28 November 2020 on the platform. Reception ''News18'' rated the series 2.5 out of 5 and state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Naxal
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (born 10 November 1973) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and author who works in Hindi cinema. , he is a member of the board of India's Central Board of Film Certification and a cultural representative of Indian Cinema at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Agnihotri made his directorial debut with the crime thriller ''Chocolate'' (2005) and has directed multiple films since which failed to propel his career forward until ''The Tashkent Files'' (2019) which emerged as a commercial success and earned him the National Film Award for Best Screenplay - Dialogues. He also wrote and directed ''The Kashmir Files'' (2022) which emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all-time. Early life and education Agnihotri was born in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh He studied at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication before enrolling at Harvard Extension School for a Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
