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C.K. JANU
C.K. JANU
In January 2003, tribals 'illegally'
occupied a part of the wildlife sanctuary
in Muthanga, Kerala. Forcible eviction by the
police resulted in the death of one tribal and
injuries to others. Leading the tribal resistance
was Janu, a young woman who had mobilised their
protest at the government's failure to honour its
commitment to the tribals: the restoration of land
alienated from them for 'development'. Dispossessed
of their lands, the adivasis feared they would lose
their identity and their livelihood. In
Mother Forest:
The Unfinished Story of C.K. Janu
(Women Unlimited, 2004), part of Women Unlimited's new series
Personal/Political,
Janu speaks of her childhood, her political awakening
as a party worker in the CPM, her growing disillusionment
with it, and her break from it after she felt it had betrayed
the tribals. |
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