urban Naxal en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by Indian filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2018), a book about his film Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2014). Referring to the group's alleged ties with communist militants for left-wing beliefs, support for socialism, and hostility to Hindu nationalism.
Meanings
- (India, slang) A person, especially an intellectual, academic, journalist, or other urban resident, who supports the ideology, objectives, or activities of the Naxalite (Maoist) movement, particularly without being an armed member of such a movement.
- (India, broadly, slang) A person associated with radical left-wing political thought or activism in an urban setting and outside the armed rural Naxalite (Maoist) movement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| urban Naxals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wikipedia: Buddha in a Traffic Jam · wikipedia: Vivek Agnihotri · wikipedia: Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam