Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Parliamentary left in India -- Parliamentary left in Tripura : a creative blending of ideology and organization prevailing over ethnic division -- Parliamentary left in Kerala : a creative socio-political engineering of governance -- Parliamentary left in west Bengal : organizational hegemony established through an ideological churning -- Parliamentary left in west Bengal : a nemesis failing to re-kindle the old charm in globalizing India -- Left-wing-extremism in India -- Genesis of Maoism in India -- The Maoist blueprint for future India -- Maoism: a utopia or "jacobean" reign of terror? -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Party constitution of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) -- Notes -- Bibliographical notes with select bibliography -- Index