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The account is a political analysis of the 'greatest internal security threat' to the nation. After forty four years of the spring thunder the Naxalite movement haunts the status quo. It, despite it's many shortcomings, doesn't go into the oblivion, rather comes back and tries to upheld it's alternative social structure and politics. The author Jan Myrdal after spending a fortnight among the protagonist of jantana Sarkar, questions the military solution as the panacea of all 'evils'. He, on the contrary traced back to history and testifies what the Maoists are uphelding today, the justice, equality and liberty, are the forgotten chapters of the Indian freedom movement in general and various government resolutions in particular. You may agree or disagree with the author's opinion, but you can not neglect.
Product Overview
The account is a political analysis of the 'greatest internal security threat' to the nation. After forty four years of the spring thunder the Naxalite movement haunts the status quo. It, despite it's many shortcomings, doesn't go into the oblivion, rather comes back and tries to upheld it's alternative social structure and politics. The author Jan Myrdal after spending a fortnight among the protagonist of jantana Sarkar, questions the military solution as the panacea of all 'evils'. He, on the contrary traced back to history and testifies what the Maoists are uphelding today, the justice, equality and liberty, are the forgotten chapters of the Indian freedom movement in general and various government resolutions in particular. You may agree or disagree with the author's opinion, but you can not neglect.
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About the Author
Jan Myrdal (born 19 July 1927, Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish left-wing political writer and columnist. He has been awarded an honorary D.Litt. from Upsala College in New Jersey, USA, and a Ph.D. from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. At different times he has lived in the United States, Afghanistan, Iran, and India. A liberal and wide-ranging writer, he developed interest in subjects unknown to many and worked across multiple genres, consistently seeking to place the historical and social forces of literature and popular culture within a political context. He has written books on diverse topics such as Meccano: A War-Time Propaganda Posters and French Eighteenth-Century Caricature Art.
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