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Binayak Sen On IndiaUnheardOur Community Correspondent, Sarwat Naqvi, talks to recently released human rights activist Binayak Sen. It is not the jungle of West Bengal, although many would claim that is where it started. Nonetheless, they are like the peasant militants who came before them, moving dangerously in the darkness and bearing red salutes. They face extinction at the hands of the state. They suffer from illnesses wrought by industry that is destroying their native lands. Many fear them; especially those who seek to exploit them. Their instincts and their allegiances afford them survival. They imagine themselves as revolutionaries; the state condemns them as terrorist insurgents. They are the Naxalites of Chhattisgarh. They number in the thousands. They fight for their vision of a people's movement, situated in a long history of communist belief systems rooted far beyond the forests that they call home. Yet they have ascribed this war — and a war it is indeed — to the unique circumstances in this heartland of India. Most are tribal people, many are young and too few have access to basic needs; but it is not their insurgency that has denied them their rights. It is the evolution of neoliberal development programs and a history of state neglect that have stripped these native people of their well-being and their land rich with resources. Chhattisgarh is a land marred with natural wealth; and state policies aimed at exploiting them. The state defends its paradigm as an endeavor to end <b>…</b>From:VideoVolunteersViews:10ratingsTime:06:16More inPeople & Blogs