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Abhiyan
|
Campaign |
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Adivasi
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Literally meaning “original habitant,” a term used to refer to indigenous tribal communities in India |
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Anganwadi
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Government-run early childhood care and education center under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme |
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Ashram school
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Government-run residential school in rural areas |
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Bal sangam
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Village-level Naxalite children’s association |
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Block
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Administrative division. Several blocks make a district |
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CAF
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Chhattisgarh Armed Force, under the control of the Chhattisgarh state government |
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CNM
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Chaitanya Natya Manch,a street theater troupe organized and managed by Naxalites |
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CPI (Maoist)
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Communist Party of India (Maoist), a prominent Naxalite political party |
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CRPF
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Central Reserve Police Force, paramilitary police under the control of the Indian central government |
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Dalam
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Armed squad of Naxalites |
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Dalit
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Literally meaning “broken” people, a term for so-called “untouchables” |
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DGP
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Director general of police |
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District
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Administrative division. Many districts make a state |
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District collector
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Highest district-level administrative officer |
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Director general of police
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Highest police official in the state |
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Gram Panchayat/
Panchayat
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Literally meaning “assembly of five,” a term used to refer to the village-level councils of elected government representatives |
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ICCPR
|
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
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ICESCR
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International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights |
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IED
|
Improvised explosive device |
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IRB
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Indian Reserve Battalion, paramilitary police under the control of the Indian central government |
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ITDA
|
Integrated Tribal Development Agency |
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Jan adalats
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“People’s courts” organized by Naxalites |
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Jan militia
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Armed informers who travel with dalams |
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MHA
|
Ministry of Home Affairs |
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NCPCR
|
National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights |
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NHRC
|
National Human Rights Commission |
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Patel
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Village headman |
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PLGA
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People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army, standing army of CPI (Maoist) party |
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Sangam
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Village-level Naxalite association |
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Sarpanch
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Village official—head of the gram panchayat |
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SHRC
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State Human Rights Commission |
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SP
|
Superintendent of Police |
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SPOs
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Special police officers, auxiliary police force |
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Superintendent of police (SP)
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Highest district-level police officer |
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Tribe/tribal
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Term used to refer to indigenous people in India |
