The First Naxal : An Authorised Biography of Kanu Sanyal

It seldom happens that the story of an individual becomes so intertwined with the cause she or he stands for that it becomes impossible to separate the one from the other. Kanu Sanyal’s is one such rare story: to read it is to relive the history of the Naxalite Movement, which the Indian establishments call the country’s biggest internal security threat. This book narrates the making of Kanu Sanyal right from his childhood to the days of the Naxalbari uprising and beyond. It delves deep into Sanyal’s evolution as a Communist rebel and throws light on the various stages of the Naxalite Movement with relevant background information. What is significant about this book is that this is the only authorised biography of Kanu Sanyal in any language—he personally read and cleared all its chapters but the last one, which deals with his aberrant demise. It Seldom Happens That The Story Of An Individual Becomes So Intertwined With The Cause She Or He Stands For That It Becomes Impossible To Separate The One From The Other. Kanu Sanyal's Is One Such Rare Story: To Read It Is To Relive The History Of The Naxalite Movement, Which The Indian Establishments Call The Country's Biggest Internal Security Threat.this Book Narrates The Making Of Kanu Sanyal Right From His Childhood To The Days Of The Naxalbari Uprising And Beyond. It Delves Deep Into Sanyal's Evolution As A Communist Rebel And Throws Light On The Various Stages Of The Naxalite Movement With Relevant Background Information. Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 -- Beginning From The End; 2 -- Days At The School; 3 -- Drift To Politics; 4 -- Partition, Independence And Matriculation; 5 -- At College: Beginning Of A Political Quest; 6 -- Ban On Cpi: The Birth Of A Rebel; 7 -- Meeting Charu Mazumdar: Destiny's First Glance; 8 -- Off To Village: The Real Beginning; 9 -- Asserting Farmers' Rights: Time For Action; 10 -- Land Reforms: The Differences Within; 11- Sino-india War And The Split In Cpi; 12 -- Differences With Charu Mazumdar And The Chathat Experiment; 13 -- Outbreak Of Naxalbari Movement. 14 -- Off To China And Meeting Mao Tse-tung15 -- Formation And Disintegration Of Cpi-ml; 16 -- Release From Jail And The Beginning Of A New Struggle; 17 -- Revolution Versus Terrorism: Nandigram To Lalgarh; 18 -- Private Life; 19 -- Rebel Who Did Not Return Home; Photographs; Glossary; The Life And Times Of Kanu Sanyal: A Chronology; Select Bibliography; Index; About The Author. Bappaditya Paul. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 - Beginning from the End 2 - Days at the School 3 - Drift to Politics 4 - Partition, Independence and Matriculation 5 - At College: Beginning of a Political Quest 6 - Ban on CPI: The Birth of a Rebel 7 - Meeting Charu Mazumdar: Destiny’s First Glance 8 - Off to Village: The Real Beginning 9 - Asserting Farmers’ Rights: Time for Action 10 - Land Reforms: The Differences Within 11- Sino-India War and the Split in CPI 12 - Differences with Charu Mazumdar and the Chathat Experiment 13 - Outbreak of Naxalbari Movement 14 - Off to China and Meeting Mao Tse-tung 15 - Formation and Disintegration of CPI-ML 16 - Release from Jail and the Beginning of a New Struggle 17 - Revolution versus Terrorism: Nandigram to Lalgarh 18 - Private Life 19 - Rebel Who Did Not Return Home Photographs Glossary The Life and Times of Kanu Sanyal: A Chronology Select Bibliography Index About the Author Narrates the making of Kanu Sanyal right from his childhood to the days of the Naxalbari uprising and beyond. This book delves deep into Sanyal's evolution as a Communist rebel and throws light on the various stages of the Naxalite Movement in India with relevant background information.