纳萨尔派，泛指印度各个拥护毛主义，主张武装反抗当局的政党和组织。纳萨尔派得名于纳萨尔巴里村，该村位于西孟加拉邦大吉岭地区。1967年，该地爆发了纳萨尔巴里起义，纳萨尔巴里运动由此开始。

纳萨尔派的起源可追溯至1967年***的分裂，党内较为左倾的一派另外成立了印度***（马克思主义）。后来印共（马）内部主张武装斗争的一派又**成立了印度***（马列）。纳萨尔巴里起义失败后，印共（马列）分裂成多个互不统属的政党和组织。

纳萨尔派最初主要活动于西孟加拉邦。近年来，该运动在印度中东部的欠发达农村地区得到发展，比如恰蒂斯加尔邦和安得拉邦。目前，最大的纳萨尔派组织是印度***（毛主义）。

A Naxal or Naxalite is a member of any of the Communist guerrilla groups in India, mostly associated with the Communist Party of India (Maoist). The term Naxal derives from the name of the village Naxalbari in West Bengal, where the movement had its origin. Naxalites are considered far-left radical communists, supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Their origin can be traced to the split in 1967 of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), leading to the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist). Initially the movement had its centre in West Bengal. In later years, it spread into less developed areas of rural southern and eastern India, such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh through the activities of underground groups like the Communist Party of India (Maoist).