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As a journalist in a conflict zone I was used to covering deaths. But then a young insurgent who had laid down his weapons and become a friend was killed
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Ashutosh Bhardwaj lived in Chhattisgarh for over four years (2011-2015), reporting from Maoist-controlled areas. This is an account of his trips to the jungles of Dandakaranya, where he has combined facts with novelist imagination, making
The Death Script a thrilling read.
Bhardwaj vividly describes the harsh life of Maoists who live with minimum facilities, in constant fear of attack by security forces. We learn about guerrilla life from various perspectives. A woman cadre, for instance, claims that she and other women are not subjected to the male gaze or molestation. But soon it is revealed that senior cadres were punished for misbehaving with women.