As men in Maharashtra’s Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district give up arms, their outlook on life has changed. This report discusses how they are reversing the vasectomies that a life of resistance in t
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Janu and Sainu Somji Hedo have two children and a parakeet that yells “Mummy-Papa” at regular intervals. The family of five lives in a three-room house in Navjeevan Vasahat, a settlement of former Maoists in Murkhala village, Gadchiroli, which is one of the last Maoist-affected districts in Maharashtra.
It is 44°C, and a narrow stretch of kutcha road leads to the house whose whitewash has been fading through the sun and rain since 2019-20, the year the house was built.
Published - May 31, 2026 08:32 am IST
Source: The Hindu - India News
