Maoists

Olive Green in Red Zones

Rahul Pandita

The Indian Army stiffens its anti-Maoist operations. But at what cost?

Adrift in Andhra

Rahul Pandita

Maoists know the importance of the state. Could the same be said of the Centre?

The Marxists’ Private Army

Jaideep Mazumdar

The CPM denies it, but out in the wilderness there is evidence that the party is raising a militia armed to the teeth. “No guns in photos,” were the handlers’ orders to us

Slightly built they may be, but you’d be a fool to take them lightly. Battle-hardened, fiercely committed to their cause and proud of the identity the movement gives them, the woman Maoists here are every bit as fierce as their male comrades.

The War is On

Rahul Pandita

With Azad’s killing, the Centre has lost a big opportunity for peace with Maoists.

Children of the Revolution

Jaideep Mazumdar

Some of them haven’t even attained puberty. But Maoists think nothing of brainwashing them to their cause and thrusting guns in their unsuspecting hands, using them to fight armed forces, lay land mines and inform on their kith and kin. This is the story of thousands of lost childhoods.