On People’s War
Historian Dr. Surendra KC’s new book records all the documents related to Maoist People’s War
By A CORRESPONDENT
After the signing of the peace agreement between the government and Maoists, many books have already come out in the market about the subject.
At a time when everyone is writing about the success story of Maoists and the contribution made by the Maoist leaders in the course of 12 years long people’s war, historian Dr. Surendra KC has come out with a book compiling all the documents formed during the last twelve years period of People’s War.
As a historian with the PhD in the communist history of Nepal , Dr. Surendra KC has extensive knowledge on the communist parties, their formation and their contribution in Nepalese politics. This book also reveals history of CPN-Maoists and its decision to wage the People’s War in 1996.
KC’s book, among others, highlights the role of CPN-Maoist present leadership to successfully launch the People’s War. Dr. KC also deals with the various factions of communists and their regular cases of split. There is a brief history of formation of Communist Party of Nepal till the launching of present Maoist Party. According to Dr. KC, CPN-Maoist is the first communist party in Nepal which launched the armed revolt against the state.
Although CPN-ML also waged the people’s war back in 1972 as a Naxalite movement, it did not last for long. The Maoists launched People’s War which came to an end after running for more than a decade devastating properties and lives.
Despite many flaws and factual errors in the book, Dr. KC’s book deals with all the aspects of CPN-Maoist including the series of negotiations held under the different government. One of the very useful parts of the book is that it consists of all the documents and information about the Maoist movement in Nepal .
The book is divided into five chapters. The first chapter discusses the historical background of the communist movement in Nepal . From the establishment of Communist Party of Nepal to People’s War, KC discusses all matters. It also includes the factional struggle in the communist history of Nepal .
Second chapter consists of reports of various political parties regarding the Maoists movement of Nepal . From Nepali Congress to CPN-UML and other parties, all have set up committees to study the nature of Maoists. Dr. KC tries to explain the report presented by them to their leadership.
Third chapter consists of ceasefire, peace negotiations and current situation. Dr. KC intensively discusses the entire process of ceasefire and peace negotiations held between the Maoists and various governments in the past. The author also discussed the strategy and tactics used by Maoists to extract advantage through the talks.
It has also separate chapter where one can find all the documents and proceedings of negotiations taking place in different times and different places. From first negotiation with Sher Bahadur Deuba’s government in 2001 to last 12-points agreement conducted in New Delhi , author Dr. KC records all the documents.
There are also reports of all the commissions including Mainali Commission, Dhami Commission, Deuba Commission, Khanal Commission and Lohani Commission on the issue.
This is a good book where one can find all the events and documents related to the Maoist movement in Nepal . Dr. KC, deserves thanks for producing this book which will be useful to all of those who want to understand the Maoist history in Nepal .
