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The red corridor, also called the red zone or according to the Naxalite–Maoist parlance the Compact Revolutionary Zone, [1] is the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India where the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency has the strongest presence.
The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is part of an ongoing conflict between left-wing extremist groups and the Indian government.The Naxalites are a group of communist supportive groups, who often follow Maoist political sentiment and ideology.
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
In 1968 many revolutionary intellectuals, broadly termed as Naxalites, settled in Gopiballavpur.Amongst them was Santosh Rana, who was a local person.In September 1969 a guerrilla squad killed an oppressive landlord.
Data Source for the Map: India Maoist Conflict Map Institute for Conflict Management, SATP This is a derivative work on File:India Naxal affected districts map.svg (2007), available on wikimedia commons. The data and coloring has been updated in the above map to reflect 2013 information, as accessed in June 2014.
The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of ...
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It is the place from where the Naxalite movement draws its name and was the scene of the first Naxal agitation. Raiganj, is the district headquarters of Uttar Dinajpur. Siliguri, is the largest city of North Bengal and its commercial and transport hub.