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'ଡୁଡ଼ିୟା' ଉପନ୍ୟାସଟି ଚିରାଚରିତ କାହାଣୀ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନା ଶୈଳୀକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରି ଅଳ୍ପ ପୃଷ୍ଠାରେ ମାଓବାଦ ସମସ୍ୟାର ଅନାସକ୍ତ ବ୍ୟବଚ୍ଛେଦ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରିଛି। ଜଣେ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟବେକ୍ଷକଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ 'ଡୁଡ଼ିୟା' ରଚିତ, ଯେଉଁଥିରେ ଛତିଶଗଡ଼ର ଆଦିବାସୀ ଅଧ୍ୟୁଷିତ ଜଙ୍ଗଲର ଯୁବତୀ 'ଡୁଡ଼ିୟା'ଙ୍କୁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରେ ରଖି ଏକାଧିକ ହୃଦୟବିଦାରକ ଘଟଣାବଳୀ ଗତିଶୀଳ ହୋଇଛି। ସରକାରୀ ଅଧିକାରୀଙ୍କ ନିରଙ୍କୁଶ ଶୋଷଣ ଓ ନିର୍ଯାତନାରେ ଅତିଷ୍ଠ ହୋଇ ନିରୀହ ଆଦିବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ନକ୍ସଲଙ୍କୁ ତ୍ରାଣକର୍ତ୍ତା ଭାବେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିଛି। ପରେ ସେହି ତ୍ରାଣକର୍ତ୍ତାମାନେ ଉତ୍ପୀଡ଼କର ଭୂମିକା ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଘଟଣାକ୍ରମେ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଚରିତ୍ର 'ଡୁଡ଼ିୟା'ଙ୍କ ବଡ଼ ଭାଇ ପୁଲିସରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ଅପରପକ୍ଷେ 'ଡୁଡ଼ିୟା' ନିଜ ସମ୍ପ୍ରଦାୟର ଘୃଣ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଥାରୁ ବର୍ତ୍ତିବା ପାଇଁ ମାଓବାଦ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀରେ ସାମିଲ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ସେଠାରେ ସେ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଓ ଆତ୍ମବିଶ୍ଵାସ ପାଇଛନ୍ତି ସତ ହେଲେ ମାଓ ନେତାଙ୍କ ଯୌନ ଶୋଷଣ ତଥା ତାଙ୍କୁ ହତ୍ୟାକାରୀରେ ପରିଣତ କରାଯିବା ତାଙ୍କୁ ପୁଣି ଥରେ ମାଓବାଦ ପ୍ରତି ବିତୃଷ୍ଣ କରିଛି। ସେ ସେଠାରୁ ମୁକୁଳି ଆସି ପୁଲିସ ନିକଟରେ ଆତ୍ମସମର୍ପଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ନୂଆ ପାରିବାରିକ ଜୀବନ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି। ଶେଷରେ ମାଓବାଦୀ ଓ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଛକାପଞ୍ଛା ମଧ୍ୟରେ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଶାନ୍ତିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ଶେଷ ହେଉଛି। କିନ୍ତୁ ଆଉ ଏକ ବିସ୍ଫୋରଣ 'ଡୁଡ଼ିୟା'ଙ୍କ ମନର ଗୂଢ଼ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନକୁ ଆହୁରି ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ରୂପେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପିତ କରିଛି ମାଓ-ପୁଲିସ ଲଢ଼େଇରେ ଆଉ କେତେ ନିରୀହ ଆଦିବାସୀ ବଳି ପଡ଼ିବେ?
160 pages, Paperback
Published May 13, 2022
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September 2, 2023
Dilip Sawar, a civil servant, is posted for election observation duty for 76 days in the naxal-infested parts of a Chhattisgarh village. While this would have disheartened anyone else, Dilip was almost close to celebrating this feat. He had always imagined doing daring works like this and never understood the big fuss about being posted in Chhattisgarh.
During his duty, he meets the young and energetic refugee girl, Dudiya, with a strange sense of aura around her that intrigues Dilip. Dudiya then opens up about her life as an Adivasi tribe who was caught between the state administration and the Naxals. While the state administration uprooted them from their homes for development purposes, the Naxals lured their way into the minds and hearts of the Adivasi youth.
This book was such a great read for me. It spoke about the lives of the tribal people caught in the naxal - police battle. While some joined the Naxals passionately, a few others realised the truth behind their motto. They could not escape the Naxal camp for fear of being branded as traitors, tracked down and killed. Dudiya, in her story, paints a picture of her life filled with sadness, loss and trauma. She initially joins the Naxals, later escapes them after feeling disillusioned and trapped, and surrenders to the police. But this process was not simple for her, and she had to suffer the loss of relationships and was forced into marriage multiple times.
I loved the fast-paced setting of this book mixed with history, suspense and melancholy. The coming-of-age story of Dudiya was heart-wrenching and left me rooting for her till the end. This book beautifully portrays the intricacies of life forced to surrender to fate. I recommend this book to all who would want to learn about the lives of tribals and the problems of Naxal infiltration in Chhattisgarh.
During his duty, he meets the young and energetic refugee girl, Dudiya, with a strange sense of aura around her that intrigues Dilip. Dudiya then opens up about her life as an Adivasi tribe who was caught between the state administration and the Naxals. While the state administration uprooted them from their homes for development purposes, the Naxals lured their way into the minds and hearts of the Adivasi youth.
This book was such a great read for me. It spoke about the lives of the tribal people caught in the naxal - police battle. While some joined the Naxals passionately, a few others realised the truth behind their motto. They could not escape the Naxal camp for fear of being branded as traitors, tracked down and killed. Dudiya, in her story, paints a picture of her life filled with sadness, loss and trauma. She initially joins the Naxals, later escapes them after feeling disillusioned and trapped, and surrenders to the police. But this process was not simple for her, and she had to suffer the loss of relationships and was forced into marriage multiple times.
I loved the fast-paced setting of this book mixed with history, suspense and melancholy. The coming-of-age story of Dudiya was heart-wrenching and left me rooting for her till the end. This book beautifully portrays the intricacies of life forced to surrender to fate. I recommend this book to all who would want to learn about the lives of tribals and the problems of Naxal infiltration in Chhattisgarh.
September 17, 2025
It is one of those "intellectual take" tries hard to balance two sides i.e. Maoists and State and potray Tribals as innocent collataral damage that caught between them. It even tried to justify atrocities of "Salwa Judum" and that of Mahendra Karma.
Read this book if you are hardcore anti maoist and to satisfy your view that the coin has two sides.
Read this book if you are hardcore anti maoist and to satisfy your view that the coin has two sides.
August 29, 2023
Dudiya is one of those books that will keep you engrossed from the start to the end. Written by Marathi legend, Vishwas Patil and translated into English by Nadeem Khan, this book delves into the gut wrenching details of the naxal hit areas and the trials and tribulations a girl named Dudiya faces.
October 9, 2023
Dudiya, a heartwrenching story of how naked and unprotected people in Naxal infected areas are. It's a tale that gives you a peek into a constant state of uncertainty, chaos and grief that Tribals and other common people are subjected to in the forestlands of India. With idealogies long lost, each group (be it Naxals, government and its systems) is trying to make the most of the situation at the cost of thousands of tribal lives. If it wasn't for people who put values, morals and ethics, tribals would have become extinct and that unfortunately is the reality. While the book doesn't give a solution, it gives enough food for thought for people who want to make a difference to think of a solution. And solution is much needed and it will come only from 'you,' not the government, not the bureaucracy, definitely not the Naxals.
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