Chhattisgarh

Alleged Facts

Rahul Pandita

The Sarkaiguda encounter has set off a familiar drama. Activists say the people killed were innocent. The police say they were dangerous. Neither have much regard for facts

Blind in Dantewada

Rahul Pandita

The standout feature of the State’s battle against Maoism is botched-up police action

Orwell’s 1984: Starring the Sori Family

Rahul Pandita

The absurdity of India’s fight against the Maoist insurgency

Suspended Animation

Rahul Pandita

The fate of Special Police Officers in the state needs to be decided quickly

The Ghost of Salwa Judum

Rahul Pandita

Chhattisgarh’s shameful response to a police rampage

Ten days after the Dantewada ambush in which 76 CRPF jawans were killed, Open photographer Ishan Tankha travels to Chhattisgarh to meet the chief architect of the biggest Naxal attack so far. In the dense forests, he catches glimpses of the life of Maoist guerillas.

Jatland in Chhattisgarh

Dhirendra K. Jha

Yet again settlers from one Indian state have taken over large parts of another’s farmland, altering the farm economy, power equations and social setup.