Naxal in the making?
We read about Naxalism everyday. We discuss it at parties with expensive scotch in our hands, our women at that time arguing about the benefits of ‘Lycra’ in the new Levi’s tight-fit jeans. Then, when the drink is done and the children start to tug at our sleeves, we wish each other good-night and leave for home in our AC cars, with the latest Bollywood item number playing on our expensive 4 channel system . A normal discussion, a normal day, a normal life. Driving back from Kanatal last weekend, we were grateful for the thunder and storm that was building up. It had been a hot week and a little rain would have definitely helped. It rained. We decided to take a less frequented route; the one that joins Raipur to Kaddukhal. Barely a few kilometers down, we were hit by wind and rain like we hadn’t experienced in many years. With that; the land slides, falling trees … and we knew that the only way to reach DehraDun safely is to keep driving and pray. And pray we did. All 7 of us in our S...