Prachanda : The Unknown Revolutionary

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Introduction. 2. From Chhabilal to Pushpa Kamal. 3. Birth of a young communist. 4. Prachanda, the valiant one. 5. A rebel leader and a man of the family. 6. First Salvos of the People\'s War. 7. Operation Kilo Sierra 2. 8. Red flag over Dunai. 9. Prachandapath-propounding a new thought. 10. Insurgent attacks intensify. 11. Dealing with the king\'s men. 12. Expanding links with fraternal parties. 13. Making full use of the media. 14. From strategic equilibrium to strategic offence. 15. Prachanda says no to talks. 16. The 12-point Agreement Roadmap to Jana Andolan II. 17. The People\'s Movement. 18. Prachanda makes his Maiden public appearance. 19. Comprehensive Peace Agreement. 20. Bumpy Road to the CA Polls. 21. Run-up to the CA Polls. 22. A Republic is proclaimed. 23. Upholding the party image. 24. Bidding Adieu to Feudalism. 25. Associates and comrades speak on Prachanda. Annexures: i. Memorandum with 40-point demands submitted to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on February 4, 1996. ii. Proclamation to the nation by his Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev on April 21, 2006. iii. Prachanda\'s letter to Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (August 9, 2006). iv. Comprehensive Peace Agreement 2006. v. 23-point Agreement by the Seven Party Alliance on December 23, 2007. vi. 12-point understanding between the Seven Political Parties and Maoists. vii. Messages of congratulations to the CPN-Maoist. viii. Letter from the Russian Maoist Party. ix. Genealogy of Prachanda. Index.