Talk:Naxalite

Created the entry; very commonly used term used in Indian news media. The citation I've added is from Google books and is certainly not the oldest available. I have found one citation with Google News Archives as old as 1970. Also has a Wikipedia article. Shivashree (talk) 08:16, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Not any of several communist movements
Naxalite is not a member of "any of several" communists movements in India; it is particularly Naxalite movement, so I'm not finding a word to describe it exactly. There are many other communists that take part in electoral politics and are in the mainstream politics, but Naxalism is designated as a terrorism by the Govt. of India and they use force and terror to support their ideology. Shivashree (talk) 09:23, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I have absolutely no idea, but Wikipedia backs up "any of several communists movements in India". Mglovesfun (talk) 09:27, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia describes the term as "a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes". Feel free to correct our entry and the Wikipedia one, if you have evidence. SemperBlotto (talk) 09:28, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The Wikipedia definition as "a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes" sounds more correct." Militant is an important word in it. There are other communist movements as  and  that are not Naxalite, but the, which uses force and is an underground militant organization, is Naxalite.  Please edit the definition for me. English is third language for me, so finding it difficult to get exact words to define it. Shivashree (talk) 09:33, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, your English seems very good! Mglovesfun (talk) 09:35, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I think I see. You're saying that while it's "any of several" groups, it's only one movement . Right? —Ruakh TALK 22:09, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * You got it correct. There are several independent groups, but one movement, and it uses force against the established government. Shivashree (talk) 05:43, 17 October 2012 (UTC)