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Check out the murderous rage on his face!

Check out the hand that has bludgeoned many heads!

Check out the strained forehead that explain his years committed to bloodshed!

 
Citizen's Interviews of S.P., Dantewada

Final Two Parts Of The Interview With SP Dantewada, Amresh Mishra on the 4th of Jan regarding the whereabouts of Sodi Sambo.

 
The tribal ‘Ruchikas’ of Dantewada

Operation Green Hunt to flush out the Maoist rebels from central India may have begun only last November, but the hapless tribals of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region have been at the receiving end of official hostility for years before that.

 
Police State, Visitors, Anthropology

Ujjwal Kumar Singh, Professor of Political Science, Delhi University and I have just returned  (January 1st) from a visit to the police state of Chhattisgarh.

 
Talking with S.P. Dantewada

Priyanka: I am a journalist and I need to speak to you about Sodi Sambo? Where is she now? Why was she illegal detained last night?

 

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Sexual Violence Against Women In Chhattisgarh
Sexual Violence Against Women In Chhattisgarh.flvSatyen Bordoloi, Dantewada, 2 January 2010:  Zulaikha Jabeen, an activist from Raipur, who has been with Himanshu Kumar in Dantewada for the last two days, talks about sexual crimes against women in Chhattisgarh in this war in the tribal belt of India. She states how crimes against a woman’s body is used as a weapon with specific example of the rapes in Samsetti village of Dantewada district.
 
Himanshu Kumar (VCA) Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh

Himanshu Kumar (VCA) Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh - Part 1

Who is Himanshu Kumar? What is Vanvasi Chetna Ashram (VCA)? Why is the state government bent upon throwing out this man? What did he do before the state of Chhattisgarh demolished his ashram on flimsy grounds and before he sat on this fast in defiance? What about the four women who were raped and hundreds others who have, or will share the same fate?

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Cockfight in Dantewada
Satyen Bordoloi, 31 December 2009   Cock Fight In Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, IndiaVideo: Cockfight in Dantewada
It is a metaphor matched in heaven.

In the market place of Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, every Wednesday, a market comes to life where tribals from afar come to buy and sell their wares. Amidst the cacophony of the market, you’ll hear one that rises above all others. It’s as if a boxing match is about to begin somewhere.

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Does Time Really Heal Wounds?
Priyanka Borpujari
Dantewada
30 December 2009

It is not easy to see a pale Himanshu Kumar, for whom, even smiling on the fourth day of fast – December 29 – seems to be an effort. I avoid making new conversations with him – because I know we would not cease to talk; perhaps also because I shudder when I preempt the result of his silent ways.

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