Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.15 Post-independence consolidation

2.15.9 Movements after 1947: Naxalbari, the JP movement, Assam and Punjab

From the late 1960s to the 1980s, peasant revolt in Naxalbari, a mass student movement under JP, and regional agitations in Assam and Punjab tested the Indian state; the Assam, Punjab and Mizo accords of 1985-86 settled several of them.

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Key terms

  • Naxalbari
  • Charu Majumdar
  • CPI(ML)
  • Srikakulam
  • JP movement
  • Total Revolution
  • Assam Movement
  • Assam Accord
  • Anandpur Sahib Resolution
  • Operation Blue Star
  • Punjab Accord
  • Mizo Accord

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