I was stopped by India's last Naxals. They were kids with a bamboo pole
India just officially declared victory over a 60-year Maoist insurgency. Here's what that looks like on the ground
On my way to Dassam Falls last month, a natural waterfall at one edge of the Ranchi plateau in Jharkhand, the car slowed as we entered Taimara village. I perked up to see what was causing the fuss and there it was: a bamboo pole across the road. Two children, neither older than ten, held it in place like an official barricade.…
