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National Alliance of People's Movements is an alliance of
alter-globalisation Alter-globalization (also known as alternative globalization or alter-mundialization—from the French alter- mondialisation—and overlapping with the global justice movement) is a social movement whose proponents support global cooperation and ...
activist groups in
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. It is an umbrella organisation for various civil society organisations and individuals working towards similar goals. It has led protests on various issues opposing globalization, nuclear energy, and protests supporting electoral reforms.


History

In the 1990s, with
economic liberalisation in India The economic liberalisation in India refers to the opening of the country's economy to the world with the goal of making the economy more market and service-oriented, thus expanding the role of private and foreign investment. Indian economic ...
and communal violence like the
Babri Masjid demolition The demolition of the Babri Masjid was illegally carried out on 6 December 1992 by a large group of activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and allied organisations. The 16th-century Babri Masjid in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, had ...
, groups opposed to globalization, communalism, and discrimination united to form the National Alliance of People's Movements in 1992. One of the founding members was
Medha Patkar Medha Patkar née Khanolkar (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social activist and former Politician working on various crucial political and economic issues raised by tribals, dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India. She ...
, of
Narmada Bachao Andolan ''Narmada Bachao Andolan'' (NBA) is an Indian social movement spearheaded by native tribals (''adivasis''), farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against a number of large dam projects across the Narmada River, which flows thro ...
, who later also founded Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Aandolan in 2004–5.


Ideology

NAPM provides a forum for the coming together of a number of ideologies. In its own programmes, actions and conceptualisation of development perspectives on an emerging paradigm of sustainable development, equity, freedom, justice, and peace NAPM draws from the ideas of
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
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B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...
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Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...
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Ram Manohar Lohia Ram Manohar Lohia ; (23 March 1910 – 12 October 1967) was an activist in the Indian independence movement and a socialist political leader. During the last phase of British rule in India, he worked with the Congress Radio which was broadcast s ...
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Jyotirao Phule Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890) was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields, including erad ...
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Periyar Ramasami Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'F ...
and others.


People Involved in the Movement

Leaders involved with the movement include: #
Medha Patkar Medha Patkar née Khanolkar (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social activist and former Politician working on various crucial political and economic issues raised by tribals, dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India. She ...
#Aruna Roy #Sandeep pandey #Prafulla Samantra #Sunilam #Arundhati Dhuru #Sunit S.R #Kamayani Swami #Vimal Bhai #Gabriele Dietrich #Madhuresh Kumar # Lingaraj Azad #
Baba Amte Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte, (26 December 1914 – 9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy ...
#Ashish Ranjan #Meera Sanghmitra #Anand Mazgaongkar #Mahendra Yadav #Basant Hetamsariya #Faisal Khan #Kailash Meena #Rajkumar Sinha #Kusumam Joseph #Sister Celia #Krishna Kant #Sanjay M.G. #Rajendra Ravi


Member Organisations


Andhra Pradesh

# Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union (APVVU) # Anu Vidyat Kendram Vyatireka Porata Udyamam Pradesh # Chattri # Human Rights Forum (http://humanrightsforum.org/) # Jana Vigyan Vedika (http://jvv-ap.blogspot.in/) # Kakrapalli Thermal Vyatireka Porata Committee # Paryavarana Parirakshana Vedika # Polavaram Project Vyathireka Dalita Bahujana porata Committee # Sanjeevani Paryavarana Parirakshana Seva Sangham, Srikakulam # Sompeta Paryavarana Parirakshana Samiti


Arunachal Pradesh

# Forum for Siang Development


Assam

# Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti


Bihar

# Asangathit Kshetra Kaamgar Sangathan # Asha Parivar # Ashray Abhiyan # Ati Pichda Warg Samanvay Samiti # Badh Mukhti Abhiyan # Badh Per Nagrik Pahar # Bandi Adhikar Aandolan # Bhagat Singh Kranti Vichar Manch, Patna # Bihar Jan Sakti Manch # Brajkishore Navnirman Sanstha # Building Mazdoor Union # Bunkar Sangh # Chapra Mahila Baal Sudhaar Samiti # Ganga Diara Mukti Andolan # Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan (JJSS) # Jhuggi Jhopari Shahari Gareeb Sangharsh Samiti # Jhugi Jhopari Sanyukt Sangharash Morcha # Khet Bachao Jeevan Bachao Jan Sangarsh Samitee # Kisan Sangharsh Morcha # Kosi Nav Nirmaan Manch # Kosi Vikas Sangharsh Samiti # Lok Parishad # Loktantra Senani Parishad, Siwan # Mahila Adhikar Morcha # Manas Kunj Foundation # Manav Sanrakshan Samiti, Siwan # Manav Joro Manch # Mushar Vikas Manch # Navjivan Samajik Kendra # Nidan, Bihar # Pasmanda Muslim Samaj manch # Patna Jila Jhuggi Jhopdi Nivasi sangh # Prayas Gramin Vikas Samiti (PGVS) # Sahaj, Buxar # Samajwadi Jan Parishad # Sampoorna Kranti Sahayogi Manch # Slum Vikas Samiti # Soochna Adhikar Abhiyan # Times of India, Workers Union # Upjao Bhumi Sangharsh Samiti # Vanchit Janmorcha # Vrihad Sahjan Sewa Samiti


Chhattisgarh

# Ardhik Nyay Manch # Nadi Ghati Morcha # Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha # Chhattisgarh Mahila Manch # Chhattisgarh Jan Chetna, Raigarh # Raigarh Sangharsh Morcha # Nayi Rajdhani Prabhavit Kisan Sangharsh Samiti # Rashtriya Rajmarg Prabhavit Kisan – Nagrik Sangharsh Samiti


Delhi

# All India Kachhra Shramik Maha Sangh # Bhumi Bachao Aandolan, Kanjhawala # Delhi Forum # Jan Sangharsh Vahini # Maharishi Valmiki Atma Jagran Samiti # National Cyclist Union # National Domestic Workers Union # People's Lawyer's Forum # Shahri Mahila Kamgar Union


Gujarat

# Bhavnagar Jilah Gram Bachao Samiti # Gujarat Sarvoday Mandal, Ahmedabad # Jyoti Karmachari Mandal, Vadodara # Kinara bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Umargaon # Manviya Technology Forum, Ahmedabad # Narmada Bachao Andolan # Paar Poorna Aadivasi Sangathan, Dharampur # Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti # Rajpipila Social Service Society, Gujarat


Haryana

# Beti Bachao Andolan # Parmanu Virodhi Morcha # Berpjgar Yuva Sangathan # Dastak # Shaheed Bhagat Singh Disha Manch # Haryana Kisan Manch


Jharkhand

# Aadivasi Moolwaasi Astitava Raksha Munch # Ghatwar Adivasi Mahasabha Jharkhand # Jharkhand Alternative Forum # Ulgulan Manch, Jharkhand


Karnataka

# Chiguru # Domestic Workers Union # Garment Mahila Karmikara Munnade # Garments & Textile Workers Union # Indian Social Institute – Bangalore # Karnataka Domestic Workers Union # Kranti Kattada Karmikara Sangha # Navachetana # Nisarga # Praja Rajakiya Vedike # Preethi Mahilodaya # Sama Samaja Vedike # Sanchaya Neelya # SIGNA # Slum Abhivorddi Samiti # Slum Jana Andolana # Thamate


Kerala

# Adivasi Sangarsh Sangham, Palakkad # Chalakudy River Protection Forum # Coca-Cola Virudha Samara Samiti, Plachimada # Endosulfan Virudh Samara Samiti # Kerala Swantra Malsya Thozhilaley Federation (KSMTF) # Laloor Malinya Virudh Samiti # Madya Shala Karma Virudha Samiti, Shathipuram # National Highway Protection Forum, Kerala # NGIL Virudh Samara Samiti, Kathikulam # Salsbeel Green School, Thrissur # State H.R. Protection Centre #Radical Students Forum (RSF)


Madhya Pradesh

# Bargi Bandh Visthapit Sangh # Jhuggi Basti Sangharsh Morcha # Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Madhya Pradesh # Narmada Bachao Andolan # Swasthya Adhikar Manch # Yuva Kranti Dal, Sivani


Maharashtra

# Apanalaya # Bhartiya Swatantra Shetmazdoor Sanghathan # Central and Western Catering Association # Central Railway Caterer's Association # Ekvira jamin Bachao Andolan # Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan # Goshikhurd Prakalpgrasth Sangharsh Samiti # Loha Prakalp Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti, Korchi, Gadchiroli # Nimna Painganga Dharan Virodhi Sangharsha Samiti, Yeotmal # Maharashtra Railway Boot Polish Kaamgaar Mahasangh # Maharashtra Sarvodya Mandal # Man Gaon Bachao Andolan # Mose Khore Bachao Andolan, Pune # Nagari Hakka Suraksha Samiti, Pimpri – Chinchwad # Narmada Bachao Andolan # Narmada Navnirman Abhiyan # Sahkar Bachav Samiti # Sapli Sangharsh Samiti # Sarvahara Jan Andolan, Raigarh # Shahr Vikas Manch, Mumbai # Shahri Mahila Kamgar Sangathan Delhi # Shoshit Jan Andolan # Shramik Mukti Sangathana # South Central Caterer's Association # Tata Dharangrast Sangharsh Samiti # Wang Marathwadi Dharangrasth Sangharsh Samiti, Satara # Yusuf Mehrally Centre # United India Consumer's Association, Mira-Bhayander


Orissa

# Darlipali Anchalika Jibika Sangram Samiti # Deomali Surakshya Sangram Samiti, Koraput # Gandha Mardhan Surakhya Parishad # Jala Surakshya Janamancha, Cuttack # Kalahandi Mahila Mahasangh # Kalahandi Sachetan Nagarik Mancha # Khandadhar Banchao Andolan # Lokshakti Abhiyan # Lower Suktel Budianchal Sangram Parisad # Mahaguja Koila Khani Bisthapan Birodhi Manch # NarajTata Thermal Power Plant Pratirodh Andolan # Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti # Pira Jaharion Bhitamati Surakhya Manch # Rairakhol Bhimabhoi Krushak Sangharsa Samiti # Rajya Krushak Sangathan # Sahara Power Plant Birodhi Manch # Sasubohu Mali Surakhya Samiti # Sterlite Bisthapan Birodhi Manch # Subarnarekha Bisthapita Mukti Bahini # Upakula Bhitamati Surakhya Committee # Vedanta Viswa Vidyalaya Birodhi Sangharsa Samiti # Yusuf Meherally Yuva Biradari


Punjab

# Bharat Vikas Parishad, Ludhiana # Bhartiya Jan Vigyan Jatha # Senior Citizens Pensioners Association, Ludhiana # Shaheed Bhagat Singh Youth Federation, Ropar # Small Scale Industrialists and Traders Association


Rajasthan

# Bhumi Adhigrahan Virdohi Sangarsh Samiti, Jhunjhunu #
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (Association for the Empowerment of Labourers and Farmers) is an Indian political organisation best known for its demand for the Right to Information Act (RTI) which grew out of the demand for minimum wages f ...
# Navalgarh Kisan Sangarsh Samiti # PUCL, Rajasthan # Rajasthan Jan Adhikar Manch, Jaipur # Rajasthan Samagr Seva Sangh # Dalit Adhikar Kendra, Jaipur # Jal Jangal Jameen Andolan, Dakhin Rajasthan


Tamil Nadu

# Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Samagam # Pennurium Iyakkum # TGMMNS, THERVOY # Unorganized Sector workers Federation # Tamil Nadu Organic Agriculture Movement, Madurai


Uttarakhand

# Matu Jan Sangathan


Uttar Pradesh

# Acharya Mahabeer Prasad Dewedi Rashtriya Smarak Samiti # Asha Parivar # Ayodhya Ki Awaz # Bhartiya Kisan Majdur Sanyukat Morcha # Kaimur Kshetra Mahila Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti # Kisan Manch # Kisan Sangharsh Samiti # Loksamiti, Varanasi # Rajkeeya Ashram Padhyati Samvida Sikshak Sangh U.P. # Rashtriya Smarak Samiti, Bareli # Sangatin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan, Sitapur


West Bengal

# Aadivasi Jami Raksha Committee, North Bengal # Hawkers Sangram Samiti # Hindi Urdu Mahila Samity # Jan Sanskruti Centre – Theatre of the oppressed # Nandigram Struggle Committee # Pannu Paribahan Sangram Committee # Paschim Bengal Khet Mazdoor Samiti # Sara Bangla Truck Parichalak Sangathan Samanvay Samiti # Transferred Area Surjapur Organisation – North Bengal


Pan India Organisations

# Akhil Bhartiya Khan Pan Licensee Association # All India Bank Deposit Collector Federation (UCO Bank Coordination Committee) # Indian Railways Caterer Association # Khudai Khidmatgaar # National Campaign for Unorganised Workers # National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) # National Hawkers Federation # National Urban Struggle and Action Committee # Rashtra Seva Dal # Yuva Bharat


Fraternal Organisations at National Level

# All India Forum for Right to Education # Azadi Bachao Andolan # Bharat Jan Andolan # Bhartiya Kisan Union # Campaign for Survival and Dignity # Ekta Parishad # Hind Mazdoor Sabha # India Against Corruption # Jan Sansad # Jan Swasthya Abhiyan # Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha # Lok Rajniti Manch # Mines, Minerals and People # National Campaign Committee for Rural Workers # National Campaign for Right to Information # National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers # National Trade Union Initiative # National Unorganised Sector Workers Federation # Pakistan – India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy # Pension Parishad # People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) # Rashtra Seva Dal # Right to Food Campaign # Samajwadi Jan Parishad # Sangharsh # Sarv Seva Sangh # Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign # United India Consumer's Association


References


External links

*{{url, http://napm-india.org/ Political organisations based in India