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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Bhumkal Rebellion of 1910 was a major tribal uprising against British colonial policies in the princely state of Bastar (in present-day Chhattisgarh). Symbolizing an "earthquake" that shook the administration, the revolt was led by tribal leader Gunda Dhur to protect indigenous access to 'Jal, Jangal, Zameen', or water, forest, and land resources.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 1980, Kondapalli Seetharamaiah founded the CPI (Marxist-Leninist) People’s War, usually called the People’s War Group (PWG). In June 1980, the PWG sent its first small armed squads across the Godavari into Dandakaranya, the enormous forest belt extending across parts of present-day Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Odisha. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Maoists established what they called “Janatana Sarkars” or people’s governments in areas where the formal state had little presence. They operated courts, collected levies, recruited cadres and maintained armed formations. By the mid-2000s, large parts of southern Bastar had effectively become contested territory.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ursa Nande alleges her husband was wrongly identified as a rebel after being shot by security forces.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Drawing on more than three decades of journalism, extensive field reporting and historical research, Sharma moves beyond the familiar narrative of encounters and counterinsurgency to trace the forces that shaped Bastar across centuries. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ NoVo's latest single, 'Puzzle Inside', follows a protagonist trapped in a cycle of hardship and uses his journey through a forest to explore the need to look inward when searching for a way forward.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Trapped in 'Bobby Beauty Parlour', what starts as an ordinary afternoon becomes a heartfelt coming-of-age story about friendship, growing up, loss, and letting go.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Dhai Akhar 2026–27]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women With Weapons is a forthcoming anthology from Blaft that invites writers to imagine stories centred on women who wield weapons and drive the narrative. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Milimeter’s latest collection, Nature Spirits, draws inspiration from the unseen energies of forests, folklore, and the natural world. ]]></image:caption>
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