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DEEPA GUMASTHE joins the debate on Naxalism on TheVigil:

We cannot expect marginalised people to adhere to democratic processes when the democracy they live in offers them absolutely no benefits. I think the key statement in her (Shoma Chaudhury’s) analysis was that these people seem to prefer a gruesome death to slow starvation and acute deprivation. continue reading…

Shoma Chaudhury of Tehelka wrote a brilliant cover story on the Central Government’s planned offensive, Operation Green Hunt, against the Naxalites. She questioned the government’s wisdom in waging war against our own people. Shoma is certain of the operation’s failure for some very valid reasons she has cited in the article. continue reading…