Rajaji International Institute of Public Affairs and Administration
Naxalism - A distortion of democratic development
- Hyderabad Rajaji international institute of public affairs and administration 1991
- 56p.
The Institute had convened a Workshop on Naxalism: A Distortion of Democratic Development on the 7th and 8th April, 1990, in order to develop an unified canvas of Naxalism emerging from the kaleidoscopic perceptions. An attempt was made to analyse the national response, and to suggest an action plan.
A group of 33 eminent citizens representing all shades of political opinion, law enforcement authorities, administrators, journalists, voluntary.
activists, rural/tribal youth, academicians and civil liberties participated.
The method adopted was essentially interactive; no papers were presented. The discussion was aided by, but not confined to, a background paper, and several notes sent in advance by some of the participants. A draft statement of the workshop was circulated among those participants who attended the Workshop on both the days for their comments and endorsement. This statement represents the agreed canvas reflecting diversity of perceptions, but not necessarily a consensus on all the facets of Naxalism.