SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Excelsiordaily Established 1965 Naxalism, the problem and way ahead Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Col Harjinder Singh, (Retd) Govt's, but no rehabilitation trained, highly motivated force political class needs to get in interest of it's citizens or may I products by the government programs were envisaged for to fight the opponent. Naxals touch with Naxal's leadership to say in the interest of agencies needs a rethought and Fast spreading axalism thrives in areas displaced. Some Govt's tried but know their terrain like back side crack the ice for broad frame Tribals/Naxals. comprehensive plan. covered with forests. If programs were mere a lip serv- of their hand. This is one single work of talks. (d). Political mainstream (j). Some kind of MSP for Nthat be so, then let's ice as the forest act denied any reason for successful ambushes (b). Most members of especially the Prime Minister forest produce to stop exploita- COVID-19, critical assume the problem and solu- right to displaced to till their launched by Maoist on security Central Committee Politburo has to make the first move. tion may have to be envisaged tion lies right there. The prob- land in forest belt. forces and high casualty rate have either been killed or arrest- Move which is bold and politi- for displaced tribals. lem is not prevalent in one state (d). Local mining lords in amongst SF. ed, still the violence continues. cal. (k). Revamping of Central days ahead but amongst 10 states. connivance with political power Solutions. Therefore we as Nation need to (e). Govt has to take first Reserve Forces to be led by effi- Majority of Naxals are poor and brought more money and cor- So where do we go as a support Central Govt to take step for reconciliation as the cient IPS class on ground may Only a few days back through these columns , have never shown urge to break we had opined that it was advisable to be frightened ruption thereby exploits of inno- Nation and what do we do. bold initiatives, sit across table problem is of it's own citizens. boost the morale of boots on away from the country. Most of cent became a routine and alien- Solution is complex. It requires with stake holders including For this Center and Opposition ground. Officers led operations than feeling any complacent about the dreaded COVID- them are tribals who on paper ation grew stronger with each needs to sit together in may be the call of day and give receive special rights and privi- 19 virus while commenting upon the casual approach passing day. the same boat. Difficult it required impetus for efficient leges but are actually subject to parking at near recklessness in matters of wearing a (e). Tribals felt they were but in the interest of and effective operations based discrimination in our caste con- robbed of their land and Nation achievable. on real time intelligence. mask and maintaining physical distance. Even many scious society. So what's their resources by the people whom History has many exam- (l). Never , repeat never ever from those who had taken the first jab of the vaccine had problem and what are they they voted to power. A feeling ples. think of deploying Army as a fighting for. tested positive and had even to be hospitalised indicat- which was exploited by their (f). Greviences of solution to end Naxalism. The PROBLEMS. leadership. displaced population problem is of citizens and ing and as the Prime Minister too repeatedly cautions, The are many, but important (f). Local mining overlords needs to be heard by would remain so for years to that precautionary protocol had to be followed meticu- ones are :- made it easy for them to muscle political class for recon- come. Naxal affected areas are (a). The Forest Conservation lously even after getting vaccinated. Corona virus infec- into tribal land, fell forests and ciliation and rehabilita- in many ways less crime prone Act of 1980. It deprives tribals sell their timber. Locals felt not tion. Nations can only than other parts. What we must tion cases hitting a record since its outbreak a year ago of any right over their land. only were they being denied progress if its citizens guard enemy within and out- with as many as 1.27 lakh new cases during the last 24 Majority of them live and sus- their legitimate rights but their are happy and see a bet- side, never let it exploit situa- tain on forest produce but are hours across the country must make us feel concerned under the earth resources were ter future for them with- tion, a situation which has a deprived ownership of land . too being drained. Moreover, in its boundaries. solution. While Naxals would and again, even frightened thinking of the consequences (b) Due to development State treated Naxalism as law & (g). Building roads, be celebrating their recent suc- of ''playing with'' or taking just casually the precautionary projects and mining operations order problem. bridges, schools such as cess, they need to understand in Naxal affected areas, tribals guidelines which are simple and inexpensive but breach- (g). State Government con- Navodaya Vidyalaya for the gun powder of any national- became more poorer and alien- sider Naxals as the problem of strategic planning rather than leadership which is behind the tribal children can bring many ist Nation never dries up. What ing them very costly and even irretrievable in heavy loss- ation kept growing. Successive Center. Shyness of fighting tactical, a strategy with mission bars. Announcing some conces- tribals back to the mainstream. needs to be stopped is cycle of es. Govt's kept looking other way jointly under Central directions, and vision with a defined time- sions to give basic rights to Education is the most potent violence, which is in the interest Conditions in Jammu , Kashmir and Ladakh on the since empty coffers of States especially by opposition held frame. I will attempt on few affected population can get the tool of future generations and of Tribals, Naxals, and above started building. front of COVID-19 virus pandemic are alarming as not States, stops them from deploy- aspects, which are listed ball rolling. Politics on equally important to eradicate all in the interest of this great (c). With mining projects ing State resources jointly there- below:- Naxalism can wait, cultivating poverty. Freebies are good for Nation. only has an unprecedented surge compared to previous commissioned in 90s, massive by denying an effective intelli- (a). Violence on part of tribals as vote bank too can short-term but to eradicate a (The author is a Veteran of Indian months taken place in fresh infections but casualties too displacement of tribal popula- gence sharing amongst various Naxals is no solution as more wait. Nation comes first always decade(s) old problem, it needs Army who has dealt with subject as Joint tion took place. Mining busi- taking place are all indications, as experts too have fore- Intelligence agencies. than a million(s) of them are and everytime. a solution which is just and fair Director Counter Terrorism in Defense ness in the naxal affected states warned that next four weeks or a month exactly , were (h). Jungle warfare is a com- affected. So Intelligence com- (c). Forest Act of 1980 for it's subjects. Intelligence Agency.) brought abundant fortunes for very crucial . A young engineer from Talab Tillo Jammu plex warfare. It needs a well munity under the directions of requires ammendments in the (h). Procurement of forest [email protected] business class including State with no co- morbidity history who had been working in New Delhi succumbed to the frightful virus. Three women and one person too had the same fate, thus as many as five deaths taking place in 24 hours in Jammu, is a cause of concern . As many as 347 new cases of Tale of two NDA allies- PDP, LJSP infections in Jammu region were reported .In Kashmir, again with two deaths , 465 persons were reported to be Anil Anand onymous with chief minister, BJP alliance is that the latter has either through mergers or by NDA before the assembly elec- diminishing by the day. infected and even fresh spike in Ladakh resulted in 59 Mr Nitish Kumar. Earlier, in become a main political player poaching of legislators. The tions. There lies the trap and simi- his is the tale of two February last, the lone LSJP in the Union Territory. Earlier, it recent merger of former Union From all available indica- larity between PDP and LJSP fresh cases of infections . We need not go in the details National Democratic member of the Legislative had to be content with having Minister, Mr Upendra tions he had been used by the with common denominator as to wherefrom cases were reported but overall position TAlliance (NDA) allies- Council, Ms Nutan Singh had few pockets of influence only in Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok powers that be to weaken Mr being the BJP. Proverbially is not only worrying but giving credence to the apprehen- one past and the other remain- joined BJP. the Jammu region. However, Samta Party (RLSP) with JD Kumar and limit JD (U) elec- speaking and as is said every- sions of this position having reached in the country only ing a partial one at present. One The current state of affairs the situation has undergone a (U) and LJSP legislators joining toral success in the assembly thing is fair in love and war, and of them in Kashmir whereas the of PDP and LJSP is a reflection dramatic shift ever since. JD(U) are part of this model. elections so as to keep him of course politics. In this light and only due to swarming crowds around vegetable and other one in Bihar. One is cred- grocery markets especially during peak morning and on how the politics of NDA Last year's Bihar assembly Interestingly, the JD (U) has under check. As was evident Mr the happenings with the two ited or discredited with having alliance has undergone sea elections had presented a simi- been following the same model Chirag Paswan went all out tar- regional parties vis-a-vis the evening hours and that too, with half worn masks or facilitated the first BJP partici- change from the time of Mr Atal lar dramatic scene with LJSP which is being pursued by the geting Mr Kumar, during his strongest political party of the casually worn (to escape fine etc) or not worn at all. pated government in the erst- Bihari Vajpayee to Mr Narendra after the death of its founder Mr BJP to expand its base in the election campaign hoping for a world are justified. Likewise in malls, wedding and social gatherings etc, the while state of Jammu and Modi. The tale of a former and Ram Vilas Paswan becoming states and areas where it did not better deal after the elections. However, on the issue of same laxity was seen in treating the shudder-some Kashmir before the Peoples currently a partial NDA ally is rudderless and surprisingly exist or form governments The task was accomplished "coalition dharma", which is Democratic Party (PDP) fell in that of miscalculation on their withdrew from the NDA but where it was short of majority. as per the plan and Mr Kumar's often referred to by the coalition virus as if having been quietened to be shortly com- the bad books of the former. The pletely subdued. That being not the case ,therefore, in part that led to embarking on only in the state. It still remains The BJP had recently poached JD (U) failed to perform beyond partners whenever the alliance other Lok Jan Shakti Party road to decimation. The BJP to be the ruling alliance partner half-a-dozen MLAs of the JD a level thereby making him is in crisis, these developments the UT of Jammu and Kashmir being a tourist destination (LJSP) founded and nurtured by strategists should be rejoicing in Delhi. It is in the backdrop of (U) in one of the North Eastern more dependent on the BJP. have charted an interesting and people from all parts of the country keep on visiting the once dalit icon and known having played their cards well this dichotomous situation that states. The JD (U) has in turn However, the LJSP was totally course. here , even the foreign tourists , it becomes bounden more popularly as "political in both the cases. LJSP-JD (U) dual is continuing played the same trick on LJSP. decimated in the process as it Another common denomina- duty to adopt measures of safety. However, Divisional weathercock", Mr Ram Vilas There was no way the BJP whereas the elder partner in the Coming back to LJSP which smarted under the double tor in the PDP-LJSP context is Paswan, still has one leg in the could have even dreamt of NDA alliance the BJP is either is struggling to keep its house whammy of absence of Paswan that both the parties were left Commissioner Jammu has urged the people to follow the NDA court while having strate- SOPs to control further spread of the virus. On the other forming a government in simply looking the other way or intact under the fledgling lead- senior and having walked-out of halfway through the alliance gically parted ways with it in Jammu and Kashmir without rejoicing. After all, in the ulti- ership of Paswan senior's son, the NDA. when their founders Mufti hand, to accommodate more cases in the hospitals , all the state during the last Bihar the backing of a Kashmir-cen- mate context weakened LJSP Mr Chirag Paswan. In the It is almost a year after the Mohammed Sayeed and Mr Ram preparations including extra bedding and oxygen facili- assembly elections. tric political party having siz- and JD (U) in Bihar augurs well absence of his politically-crafty Bihar assembly elections that Vilas Paswan had died. The only ties have been made as per the Principal GMC , Jammu. The LJSP was again in the able number of MLAs. And the for the BJP's future in the state. father, he is apparently finding Mr Chirag Paswan has been marked difference is that the It may be noted with all concern it deserves that news few days back after being PDP came handy. The goal And the game goes on. it difficult to deal with the BJP waiting in the wings for his Mufti's daughter Ms Mehbooba totally wiped out of the Bihar achieved, they dumped the PDP Ostensibly, Mr Kumar could strategists or perhaps unable to rehabilitation in Delhi but there Mufti did become chief minister Maharashtra state alone had a whopping number of Legislative Assembly last year. 50000 cases of infections from out of 1.27 lakh followed after three years of uneasy make a sense of what is tran- fathom their gameplans. It is not still seem to be no signs. With with BJP's help before the Its lone MLA, Mr Raj Kumar alliance which in any case gave spiring in the NDA in context to difficult to understand that on LJSP weakening by the day in alliance broke whereas Mr by Delhi, Punjab, Kerala etc . Night curfews in Singh, after having cross voted a foothold to the BJP in the erst- the BJP's gameplan. And that is whose bidding did Chirag its pocket boroughs of Bihar, his Chirag Paswan is still waiting for Maharashtra , Delhi and Punjab have been imposed and during the deputy speaker's while state before it was demot- why he has also harped on a upped the ante against Mr capacity to bargain and seek such an opening in the event of a even in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, certain restric- election in violation of his ed to a Union Territory. plan to consolidate his position Kumar and even went a step remuneration for the role well cabinet reshuffle in Delhi. party's diktat, finally quit and tions and caps on social gatherings have been imposed. A clear outcome of the PDP- by devouring smaller parties further by withdrawing from the played during Bihar polls, is [email protected] joined the Janata Dal (U) syn- If conditions do not improve , the UT too may have to go in for movement restrictions like curfews followed by Prof Satya Dev Gupta Rajputs, Orissa, Kashmir, Vijayanagar Empire more of such restrictions should the situation not show also included. few days ago, "University Grant commis- UNIT II - Refers to Afghans and Mughals, improvement. It should be our endeavour to avoid as far sion" drafted a new syllabus of history for Let's read correct history Babur's Invasion, Re-establishment of Mughals, as possible, any re-imposition of lockdown restrictions Bachelor of Arts (BA) students as Learn- A can modify general guidelines it issues up to 20 History of India, From Earliest Times to 550 C.E while Hemu( HemchanderVikramaditya, Rana ing Outcome Based Curriculum Framework as that being the ultimate remedy towards containment to 30 percent. The old syllabus included Choice (common era) means AD. It mentions Harappan Pratap, Rani Durgavati, Chand Bibi getting the measures , would mean economic distress in a situation (LOBCF) "THE IDEA OF BHARAT" which glo- due place. rifies India for her heritage, culture, civilization, Based Credit System (CBCS) shall be abandoned, Civilization as INDUS- SARASWATI CIVI- where otherwise more money , resources and infra- UNIT III- Not only Aurangzeb but Shivaji, society, saints, and political heroes who have put and now the very first paper of history is titled LIZATION and debate on the relationship of structure were needed to fight the pandemic. Revival "Idea of Bharat", which covers pre-historic times Indus, Saraswati civilization and Vedic civiliza- Concept of Martha's Hindu Pad Padshahi, Resis- a stiff resistance against the barbaric invaders, and tance of Mewar and Marwar, Sikhs, Jats, and Bun- process of the battered economy had barely started all other aspects upon which a nation could feel and the early historic period. It includes topics tion, significant features of Indus-Saraswati Civ- such as "Concept of Bharatvarsha" 'Eternity of ilization, its continuity fall and survival. In UNIT delas. and the fresh onslaught of the elusive and treacherous proud. The step taken by the Modi government UNIT IV- Refers to Society and Economy. created ripples in the Left and some Islamic groups synonyms Bharat' and ' The glory of Indian Liter- II- of PAPER 3 the new syllabus negated the myth virus has cast its evil shadows again which has prompt- ature:-Ved, Vedanga, Upanishads, Epics, Jain and of the Aryan Invasion and declared India as the UNIT V- Mentions Religion and Culture ed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India which are reflected in the Left supporting print (Bhakti movement, Sufism, Sikhism, and Other media. "The Wire, Telegraph National Herald" etc Buddhist Literature, Smriti, Puranas, etc.' The Original Home of Aryans. In UNIT III the period Shaktikanta Das to say that growth outlook seemed to be University Grants Commission of India (UGC) from Sixth Century BCE to Mauryan Age is men- Sects. echoed in left-lined electronic channels. The Left PAPER 9(1707-1857) and PAPER 10(1957- ''uncertain''. Even consumer price inflation was feared to ideologues cried for saffronization of history has put a draft history syllabus for undergraduates tioned. Mahajanpada, Republic, and Growth of go up though good production of food grains would keep that focuses on Indo-Aryan religious texts and Urban centers, Rise of Magadhan Imperialism, 1947) Mentions Downfall of Mughals, Expansion while Asaduddin Owaisi looked at it with raised of Martha's Power under Peshwas, Entry of East it under control. In other words, any dent in or suspen- eyebrows and called it against "Kom". underplays the narrative and impact and rule of Religious systems in 6th century BCE, Buddhism brutal invaders. and Jainism, Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta, India Company and expansion of its empire, 1857- sion of economic activities as a result of lockdown phas- Series of decades passed, generations to gen- 1st war of independence, Queen Victoria's Direct erations wrong narratives about the history teach- The Indian concept of time and space, often administration, Ashok and Greek Invasion. The es would mean a blow to the economy which the people orated by Pandit while performing a religious rit- ambiguous, obscure, and contradictory part of the rule in India. Rise of Sikh Power under Maharaja ing has been thrust upon the students by the Left- Ranjit Singh. Anational movement for independ- should, by their meticulously following the precaution- ists and British to undermine and subvert the Indi- ual of "Sankalp" echoes the "KalYug Era Year, history has been revealed in the context of the old ary norms , try to avoid. Month Day, place and Space" has been squeezed and new syllabus. The further detailed discussion ence, formation of Indian National Congress, an essence in every aspect. Paper 1 of the newly Revolutionary movement, entry of Gandhi Ji, 1st We also know that in whole of the world, if any coun- drafted syllabus with 1st unit includes on "Con- and compressed to make it fit in the western and is out of the scope of this article, so it is better to Left restricted finite packets. The great epics e.g. confine ourselves to the salient features. World War, Neta Ji Subash Bose, Muslim League try has fared very well in the area of vaccination, it is cept of Bharatvarsha", Indian Concept of Time and partition of India. and Space and focuses on old Indo-Aryan reli- 'Ramayana and Mahabharata' projected as mytho- PAPER 5: From 550 C.E. to 1200 C.E India . Despite a record of over 82 million doses of the logical epics. Indian Timeline, according to some Refers decline of GUPTA Power, Huna Inva- SUGGESTED HISTORIANS AND vaccination given so far , mostly to frontline warriors and gious, social, cultural, mythological aspects and READINGS downplays the Mughals and other brutish foreign experts, the era of Lord Budha and Mahavir is sion, Pushyabhuati Dynasty, Arabic Invasion, to the people above 60 years of age and now age group about 1300 BCE, although yet to be established Kanyakubja, Period of Harsh, Origin of Rajputs: Out of Context: invaders. The details are projected in the next Previous History experts distorted the events of above 45 years , there are states like Maharashtra paragraphs. Unit (2) provides an evolution of lan- and documented and that of Aadi Shankracharya Various theories, Dynasty of Kashmir, Nepal, making a demand for doing it even to those aged over 25 about 500 BCE. Many other great events in the South West India, North Eastern India, Regional and modified according to Left and British out- guages, description of Indian arts and culture, look. RomilaThaper, whose principal area of years or vouching for an expansive vaccination drive . Indian education system, and ethics of valor. Unit Indian Timeline are fitted in Western way wrong- Powers of South and Deccan, Pallava, Cholas, ly as it suited to them. Pandya, Chera, etc. In this period it is obligatory study is ancient India, a field in which she is pre- That could be the demand from other states too fearing (3) pertains to "Dharma, Philosophy, and Vasudev eminent, and remained professor of Ancient India Katumkum": the ever highest-rated values which Kautilya'sArthashastra( concerning state poli- to mention that most of the people in India are a spike in cases but that was going to upset the entire cies, military, and economics in ancient India), has ignorant about their glorious past because of the at Jawahar Lal Nehru University is paradoxically consider "whole world is a family". It also empha- quite ignorant about Sanskrit Literature. Irfan applecart of planning of vaccination drive and go against sizes polity and governance; the Concept of been given due space. The texts on ancient and infusion of distorted narratives. The present draft the official stand of priority being given to protect more medieval India by Left-Liberal prominent histo- intended to glorify the endeavor and resistance put Habib, an expert in the Medieval period has "Gram Savrajya and Janpad" and Unit (4) express- caused much damage to society. Mr. R.S Sharma, and more people falling in vulnerable age groups. es Science, Environment, and Medical Science. It rians like R.S. Sharma and Irfan Habib, replaced by our heroes against the foreign invaders, may it by nationalist writers. be Arabs 712 C.E. or anyone else. Raja Dahir of Marxist historiography of Ancient and Medieval Wisdom demands and the strategy to fight the virus includes the Indian ways of environmental con- How India has been decimated by a conspira- Sindh is glorified rather than Mohmmad Bin Period, Chairman of Indian Council of Historical would mean nothing to be done or created that would servation, Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Health Research (ICHR) declares Lord Ram and consciousness, the Indian numeral system, and cy hatched by the Left and British in general and Qasim. Bappa Rawal of Mewar and Jaysima Var- unnecessarily create an artificial shortage of vaccina- historical aspects, in particular, is highlighted in man of the Rashtrakuta Empire fought series of Ramayana as myth. All above and others like Ram Mathematics. Chander Guha, Vipin Chander, etc either margin- tion doses or the demand for more . This is the first time the UGC, has drafted a the subsequent context. "In the old syllabus" battles to drove the Arabs out of the country. Bap- Towards a step in respect of walk-in- vaccination PAPER 1: HISTORYOF INDIA-1 states as recon- pa Rawal decimated the invaders and chased them alized or put out of context. complete and comprehensive syllabus in compar- Relevant History Experts: drive , however, the government allowing vaccination at ison to previous issuing the general guidelines. " structing Ancient Indian History: that interprets beyond Ghazni, in present Afghanistan. Most of as, a country naming "India, Bharatvarsha, the Arabs were killed. The ferocity and bravery of Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, 4th December public and private workplaces having about 100 eligible Aserious remodeling of medieval period has been Aryavrata" was feigned and spurious and labori- Bappa Rawal were so astounded that Arabs didn't 1888-11 February 1980 professor of Indian histo- beneficiaries across the country is yet another com- done that covers larger portions of India for a bet- ry. He was a former Sheriff of Kolkata. He wrote ter understanding of Nation history" The Com- ous endeavour had been made to reconstruct His- dare to attack prosperous India for the next 400 mendable step. The age group of around 45 years is tory of India. After mentioning Prehistorical years. Bappa Rawal not only liberated Sindh from several books and was an encyclopedia of research mission notes in the preamble to the proposed work of India and South East Asia. Other are Sir substantial in number in organised sector working in draft. The changes in the curriculum to the Bach- hunter-gatherers, the advent of food production Arabs but also ruled the entire northwestern fron- offices and departments . This drive was going to rid the straight away comes to "Harappan civilization". tier on a vast geographical area deep into central Jadunath Sarkar CIE prominent Indian historians, elor of Arts (History) degree, which will be taught especially of the Mughal Dynasty. There is a bat- eligible ones of unnecessary botheration of time , tension in private and public universities, are reminiscent It is categorized to allude to Aryan as invaders and Asia from Sindh, Baluchistan, Ghazni, Kandhar outsiders who have destroyed age-old civilization. Khorasan, Turan, and Iran administering from tery of eminent historians of this line like Amlesh and energy. It has to be borne in mind that the 2nd dose of several previous attempts by the current ruling Although there no such proof and a further recent Mewar. The South and Deccan Dynasties Cholas, Tripathi, Upinder Singh, (daughter of Ex-PM of jab too having fallen due , the workload on the exist- party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, to use history Manmohan Singh), etc. for rectification of distort- education as means to disseminate Hindu and archeological survey indicate that this civilization Pallava, Pandya, etc. had a lot of contributions in ing medical infrastructure was bound to increase. Now could be an offshoot of Vedic culture, as Vedic Lit- spreading the Indian essence, and culture to South ed narratives and to present it in true shape to Indo-Aryan religious ideas about India's past, crit- inspire and acknowledge the glorious past of India. that wearing a mask even while driving alone during the ics note. The Commission maintains that this syl- erature is full of geographical pieces of evidence East Asia. (The author is Ex-Head of Intensive Care Unit & Department current pandemic having now been made compulsory labus is to serve as a guiding factor, but previous- related to India only, indicating that Aryan was the PAPER 7: History of India, UNIT- I (1) of anesthesia Government Medical College Jammu.) would bring in encouraging results . Let all of us be strict ly, it had suggested that universities and colleges original natives and didn't come from outside. Medieval India. Along with Turks, Khiljis, The new drafted syllabus refers to PAPER 3: Tuglaqs, Timur, Ruling Dynasties of Assam, [email protected] in the COVID -19 precautions protocol to prove wrong all predictions of coming 4 weeks to be critical. (The views expressed by the authors are their personal)