“If people protest in Mumbai or Delhi, it becomes the talk of the nation,” said tribal rights activist and lawyer Lalsu Soma Nogoti. “But a protest over here will never become the news.”
“Here” is a series of villages surrounding the Surajgarh hills and forests of Dandakaranya in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli. It’s home to Madia -Gond tribals, Maoists and, critically, deposits of iron ore, currently being mined by private companies.
