English Explanatory Dictionary

urban Naxal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A liberal or a leftist.

Word forms

urban Naxal urban Naxals

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.

Synonyms

sickular

Derived words

turban Naxal
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