Among all the images of rigour in her mind—training, hard work, sickness, ammunition, encounters—some softer strains linger. ‘‘An image that will always stay with me is that of the lean, hardened Naxals playing with tribal children,’’ she smiles.
The journey has taught Vanaja to respect her own work as a documentative eye. ‘‘I have not attempted to question the Naxalites, or their understanding of the situation in Dandakaranya. I am not going to draw any conclusions either. I will only document what I have seen and what the world today should see.’’
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