The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Once a Maoist stronghold, Tummala now has schools and roads, says young Koya artiste
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Rajulapudi Srinivas
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A young Kommu Koya artiste shares her experience of how her village in Andhra Pradesh has transformed from a Maoist stronghold into a peaceful community with improved infrastructure. The story highlights the personal loss caused by past Naxalite violence and the subsequent development of the region.
“My mother said Maoists had shot dead my father, Patra Mutyam, when I was about one year old. I don’t know how my father looked. Now my village, Tummala in Chintoor mandal of Polavaram district, is peaceful after the Maoists have been eliminated,” said Patra Sowjanya, a young Kommu Koya dance artiste.
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