Adivasi
|
Literally meaning original habitant, a term used to refer to indigenous tribal communities in India |
Ashram school
|
Government-run residential school in rural areas |
Bal sangam
|
Village-level Naxalite childrens association |
Block
|
Administrative division. Several blocks make a district |
CAF
|
Chhattisgarh Armed Force, under the control of the Chhattisgarh state government |
CNM
|
Chaitanya Natya Manch,a street theater troupe organized and managed by Naxalites |
CPI (Maoist)
|
Communist Party of India (Maoist), a prominent Naxalite political party |
CRPF
|
Central Reserve Police Force, paramilitary police under the control of the Indian central government |
Dalam
|
Armed squad of Naxalites |
Dalit
|
Literally meaning broken people, a term for so-called untouchables |
DGP
|
Director general of police |
District
|
Administrative division. Many districts make a state |
District collector (DC)
|
Highest district-level administrative officer |
Director general of police
|
Highest police official in the state |
IED
|
Improvised explosive device |
IRB
|
Indian Reserve Battalion, paramilitary police under the control of the Indian central government |
Jan militia
|
Armed informers who travel with dalams |
Naxalites
|
Term used to describe rebel groups in India that believe in the Maoist ideology |
NCPCR
|
National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights |
Patel
|
Village headman |
PLGA
|
Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army, standing army of CPI (Maoist) party |
Sangam
|
Village-level Naxalite association |
Sarpanch
|
Village officialhead of the gram panchayat |
SP
|
Superintendent of Police |
SPOs
|
Special police officers, auxiliary police force |
Superintendent of police
|
Highest district-level police officer |
Tribe/tribal
|
Term used to refer to indigenous people in India |