Originated in China as a form of communist theory derived from the teachings of Chinese political leader Mao Zedong is called as Maoism. Maoism in India came some 10 years ago when the CPI, People's War Group, and the Maoist Communist Centre of India merged together to form CPI (Maoist).Their aim is to overthrow the state and usher in a classless society. IBN-Lokmat through its documentary series Maharashtra: Kal, AajaniUdya will showcase an in-depth analysis of Maoist movement in the whole country, throwing light on drastic maoist activities & atrocities in volatile regions of the state & country on 27thSeptember,Saturday at9:30 pm and repeat telecast on Sunday at 12 pm and 11 pm.
In India, it originally started as a popular peasant movement in the state of West Bengal, and gradually turned into a violent struggle and spread to almost a third of country’s geographical area. The Maoist affected are mainly less developed, tribal dominant, inaccessible hilly and forested areas of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra. Maoists work with an agenda and use weapons to achieve their aims.They say they are fighting for the rights of poor farmers and landless labourers. Several Maoist groups merged to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist), which is now the largest left-wing extremist organization in the country. These groups are banned in India.
Maoists are mostly active in what has come to be known as the “red corridor” from Andhra Pradesh in the south to West Bengal in the east. But they do have some sort of presence in 21 out of 28 states in India. The state of Maharashtra has also been under the Maoist’s influence since a long time. Tune in to IBN-Lokmat to watch the documentary series Maharashtra: Kal, AajaniUdya, on 27th September, Saturday at 9:30 pm and the repeat episode on Sunday at 12 pm and 11pm which will show the detailed analysis of the Maoist movement across the whole country especially in the state of Maharashtra.