V Devanathan

The men and women who sift through sludge for sprinkle of gold

These daily wage labourers in Coimbatore battle against asphyxiation as they work in drains looking for gold dust

How did their children become ‘dreaded’ Maoists?

For the families of slain Maoists, it is a mystery why these youngsters have chosen a life of violence

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