This work by Arundhati
Roy draws serious attention on the ongoing rebel movement in India. Maoist guerillas
are waging war against the brutal and suppressive Indian government which is
adamant on furthering the interests of multi-million dollar corporations.
Roy writes about the
time she spent with the guerillas on the frontline fighting the government
soldiers. She writes briefly about the history of the Naxalites, different personalities
of the movement, her life in the forests with the rebels, role of women,
makeshift schools for children, and about poverty and malnutrition among the
guerillas. Roy believes that the government wants more minerals, clearing of forest
lands to pave the way for mining companies, dams and large corporations. She
leaves the reader with an important question: whether global capitalism would also
engulf this part of the world?
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