War and the Lightness of Being Adivasi: Security Camps and Villages in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
Published By: PUDR on eSS | Published Date: February, 01 , 2015Since June-July 2014, reports have been filtering in regarding the intensification of Operation Green Hunt in the forest villages of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Civil rights organizations have been receiving requests to send teams in order to investigate what was happening on the ground. To this end, PUDR conducted a fact-finding in the villages of Sarkeguda, Rajpeta,Kottaguda, Pusbaka, Basaguda, Lingagiri, Korsaguda, Kottagudem and Timmapur villages in Usur Tehsil of Bijapur District from 26th to 31st December 2014. The attempt was to document the principal concerns of the Adivasis and the reasons underlying these, by staying for a few days in the villages.
Author(s): PUDR Peoples Union for Democratic Rights | Posted on: Mar 31, 2015 | Views() | Download (698)