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“They Were All Tribals of Bastar”: A War the State Refuses to Name

“They Were All Tribals of Bastar”: A War the State Refuses to Name

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On May 21, 2025, the Indian government announced it had killed 27 alleged Maoists in the forests of Abujhmad, Bastar Division, Chhattisgarh. Among the dead was Nambala Keshava Rao, known as Basava Ra…

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