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The Shy Peace Hunter

DEEP in the jungles of Bastar, a few kilometres off the dirt track that runs between Bijapur and Gangalur, in the adivasi village of Irullipallan, it is almost noon. Marvinda and his family have just arrived from a refugee camp at Shevnaar, about 10 km away, to inspect the old, burnt remains of their home before cooking and eating lunch.

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