A gap between the judicial verdict and the prevailing social realities
On a visit to the home village of top Maoist commander Hidma in Bastar, Siddharth Singh finds ground domination and a humanitarian outreach are containing Maoist terror
Behind the anti-conversion violence in Bastar is a fight for tribal identity
The ambush on April 3rd apart, Maoists seem to be on the run as India intensifies its counter-insurgency operations
After nearly two decades of violence, Bastar now has a semblance of normalcy but this has more to do with individual choices than ideological leanings