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I recently learned that a region known as the red corridor that spans over the eastern, central, and southern parts of India experiences considerable Naxalite–M

by mkl95 5y ago

I recently learned that a region known as the red corridor that spans over the eastern, central, and southern parts of India experiences considerable Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. These are also areas that suffer from the greatest illiteracy, poverty and overpopulation in modern India [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_corridor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_corridor

gen_greyface 5y ago
Not sure what you're getting at.
- mkl95 5y ago
  The news focuses on two activists who were jailed for allegedly plotting an insurgency in their country, and how the evidence is likely fake. However there is already a major insurgency in that country that is virtually unknown in the West.
lazyninja987 5y ago
i live in the red corridor you highlighted. I agree with illiteracy, povery, but not overpopulation. Naxalite's are popular for various reasons. . they are popular in telengana because of oppression by muslims. . they are popular in bihar because of cate based oppression. . they are popular in andhra because of exploitation by landlords. . also they are mainly dependent on forest area for shelter.
- unmole 5y ago
  > are popular in telengana because of oppression by muslims I am from Telangana. My grandfather was a card carrying Communist who was jailed by the Nizam's government for seditious activities. Any pretense of Muslim hegemony ended in Hyderabad state after Operation Polo. That was 72 years ago. I have no idea what you're talking about.
- kumarvvr 5y ago
  > they are popular in telengana because of oppression by muslims Yeah No. I am from Telangana. They are popular here because most of the land in not fertile enough and thus, there is poverty and general lack of development, compared to other parts of the state. Also, the workforce does not migrate much to other parts of the world for work. It's not a coincidence that large areas of Bihar have seen reduced Naxalism, because their labor and workers have moved across India in search of jobs. You will not find such thing happening in Odisha or Telangana.

by mkl95 5y ago

gen_greyface 5y ago

Not sure what you're getting at.

mkl95 5y ago
The news focuses on two activists who were jailed for allegedly plotting an insurgency in their country, and how the evidence is likely fake. However there is already a major insurgency in that country that is virtually unknown in the West.

lazyninja987 5y ago

i live in the red corridor you highlighted. I agree with illiteracy, povery, but not overpopulation. Naxalite's are popular for various reasons. . they are popular in telengana because of oppression by muslims. . they are popular in bihar because of cate based oppression. . they are popular in andhra because of exploitation by landlords. . also they are mainly dependent on forest area for shelter.

unmole 5y ago
> are popular in telengana because of oppression by muslims I am from Telangana. My grandfather was a card carrying Communist who was jailed by the Nizam's government for seditious activities. Any pretense of Muslim hegemony ended in Hyderabad state after Operation Polo. That was 72 years ago. I have no idea what you're talking about.
kumarvvr 5y ago
> they are popular in telengana because of oppression by muslims Yeah No. I am from Telangana. They are popular here because most of the land in not fertile enough and thus, there is poverty and general lack of development, compared to other parts of the state. Also, the workforce does not migrate much to other parts of the world for work. It's not a coincidence that large areas of Bihar have seen reduced Naxalism, because their labor and workers have moved across India in search of jobs. You will not find such thing happening in Odisha or Telangana.