India's Ancient Past

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The book has been a source of knowledge for many centuries to know about ancient India. Ancient India is often called the Harappan Civilization because one of the ancient cities was called Harappa. Harappa was just one of 1500 cities in the Indus River Valley. Another well-known city is called Mohenjo-Daro. Historians estimate Ancient India to be the biggest of all four early civilizations. In this book all aspects are analyzed in a systematic manner. The language of this book is easy to go through and comprehend. I hope it would be more fruitful for readers and provide them with authentic information, regarding the subject.

Rohan Kr. Singh (born. 25th January, 1974) is currently working as a professor. He did his M.A in Anthropology from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar and PhD. from University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. He has vast experience in Socio-Cultural Anthropology. He has done pioneering work in cultural development in India. He has successfully carried out several major research projects. He has organized many national and International Conferences and Training Courses. He has published over ten research papers in reputed National and International Journals. He has authored/edited more than three books and is the editor of prestigious International Journals.

Naxals or Naxalites (or Maoists) are terms used to refer to militants who believe in the ideology of Communism (or Maoism) and operate in various parts of India, mostly in those having large forest cover. The term "Naxalite" or "Naxals" comes from the village named "Naxalbari" which is in West Bengal (Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district), which is where a violent uprising of laborers was organized by a section of the then Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) under the leadership of mostly three people: Kanu Sanyal, Charu Mazumdar and Jangal Santhal. This uprising took place in the year 1967.

The Naxalbari violent uprising was thus directed at ensuring land reforms, which in simple terms, meant re-distribution of agricultural land equally among all those engaged in agricultural production, particularly among the landless (both sharecroppers and also agricultural laborers), since land was seen as the basis of wealth of the zamindars who in most cases were absentee landlords-cum-goondas who controlled the local machinery of the state (local administration and also local police). Naxalism signifies a particular kind of militant and violent armed struggle by the peasants and tribals who accept Marxist-Leninist ideology. Inspite of Naxalism being termed as the biggest problem in Adivasi areas, the social problems are actually much wider in the form of unemployment, poverty and an untold number of socio-economic injustices.

Rohan Kr. Singh

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