 a burning forest, where there is danger of an attack every moment, the chess players play on, oblivious to their surroundings.

It is almost evening in the hot and humid forest, and it is obvious we are not returning in a hurry.

Swarms of flies hit the face constantly, making it difficult to have a simple conversation. Now I understand the mystery of the black mesh covering the faces of the female cadres; it is a clever way of warding off the flies.

Staged between huge rocks with a jungle as the backdrop, the commander is ready to take questions. A surreal conversation begins between two strangers about two other strangers. The location, unknown and fraught with risk; suddenly there are mountain echoes of bullet shots. Was the crew being trailed or has the crew been planted by government forces to identify his camp?

The commander gets into action, making radio calls, finding out where the sound came from. After anxious minutes of investigation, he finds out that it was the sound of tin sheets blown by a strong dust wind that echoed in the mountains. Assured by his comrades and happy in the knowledge that his plan – of making us walk through a maze of mountains to get here – has worked, he settles down again.

Kishalay Bhattacharjee (KB): Why did you abduct the Italians? Your fight is against the state which you claim represses the people here, so why Italians? Commander (C): [in a muffled voice because of the chequered scarf covering his face to hide it from the camera] Some people, foreign and national tourists, and the government, have been trying to project the tribals as a commodity, as a subject of tourism. They are opening liquor shops in tribal areas, taking photographs. They treat the tribals like monkeys in a zoo.

For a while now the issue of intrusive tourism in tribal India has been making headlines: allegations that tourists, both foreign and Indian, even security forces, lure poor men and women with money or food and make them do their bidding.

Paolo Bosusco and Claudio Colangelo are accused of taking objectionable pictures of tribal women. The two Italians were camping near Kerubadi to study tribal life. The pictures seized, however, are nothing objectionable. The commander shows the photos on the display of the seized camera. There are some portraits of tribal men and women, a landscape, villagers doing their daily
a burning forest, where there is danger of an attack every here and now, the chess actor play on, oblivious to their surroundings. 

 It is about evening in the hot and humid forest, and it is obvious we are not returning in a hurry. 

 drove of flies hit the expression constantly, making it difficult to get a simple conversation. Now I understand the mystery of the black mesh covering the grimace of the female cadres; it is a clever way of guard off the flies. 

 Staged between huge rock candy with a jungle as the backdrop, the commanding officer is ready to take questions. A surreal conversation begins between two stranger about two other strangers. The location, unknown and fraught with risk; suddenly there are mountain echoes of bullet shots. Was the crew being trailed or has the crew been planted by government forces to name his clique? 

 The commander gets into action, construct radio calls, finding out where the sound came from. After anxious minutes of investigation, he finds out that it was the strait of tin sheets blown by a strong dust wind that resound in the mountains. Assured by his comrades and happy in the cognition that his plan – of reach us walk through a maze of mountains to get here – has worked, he settles down again. 

 Kishalay Bhattacharjee (KB ): Why did you kidnap the Italians? Your fight is against the state which you claim represses the people here, so why Italians? Commander (C ): [ in a muffled voice because of the chequered scarf cover his grimace to hide it from the television camera ] Some people, foreign and national tourists, and the politics, have been trying to project the tribals as a commodity, as a national of tourism. They are opening liquor shops in tribal sphere, taking photograph. They treat the tribals like monkeys in a zoo. 

 For a while immediately the issue of intrusive tourism in tribal India has been making headlines: allegations that tourists, both alien and Indian, even security forces, entice poor men and women with money or food and make them do their bidding. 

 Paolo Bosusco and Claudio Colangelo are accused of remove objectionable pictures of tribal women. The two Italians were camping near Kerubadi to study tribal animation. The movie seized, however, are nothing objectionable. The commander shows the photos on the display of the seized camera. There embody some portraits of tribal men and women, a landscape, villager doing their daily
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Kkshsldy Bhattacharjee (KB): Why diq you abdnct tke Italixns? Iour fidht is agalnst bve state which you clail sepresses hhe people here, so why Italians? Commander (C): [im d mlffled vonce begause of the chqquered scarf eovering his wace to hise it fcom the camewa] Some peopla, foreign and nationaj toyrisrs, and gfe government, nave been trying to project the tribaks xa a commodity, aw a subject of toutiso. Trej ace opqting liquor vhopr iv tribxl areas, tajkng lhotographs. They tredt tge tribals like momkcys in a eoo.

For a rhile now the issue of intrusivt tourmsm in tribsl Yndia has been making headlinea: allegatlonf that tourifts, noth foreign aud Indian, even security forces, lure poor men and women wijh money or food and kske them do theiw bidding.

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 a burning forest, where there iS danger of aN attaCk eVerY mOmenT, the Chess players plAY on, oBlivious to their surrounDings.

it IS almOSt EveniNg in the HOt AND huMiD fOreSt, ANd It is oBviOus we arE not returnIng In A hurry.

Swarms OF fLies hit the FacE constantly, mAkiNg it diFfIcuLT to haVe a SimplE conveRSation. now I underStANd the mYStery of THE bLack Mesh covering the faCEs OF the female cadrEs; it is A cLEvER Way Of wArding off tHe Flies.

sTaged beTWeEN HUge ROcks with a jungLe as the backDRop, The comMaNdeR Is readY to taKe QUesTions. A surreAl coNversatioN beginS Between TWo stranGers abOut Two OtheR StRaNgeRs. tHe lOCaTioN, UnkNown and fRaUgHt witH risK; SUDDenlY thEre aRe mouNtain echoes of BulLet sHOts. was thE crew BeinG tRaileD or has The crEw Been planted by goVernMent forceS to IdEntIfY his cAMp?

The cOmmAndEr gets iNto actiON, maKiNG RAdIo calls, finding out wHeRE ThE sound caMe from. aFtEr ANxious miNuTes Of inVEStigaTion, HE fInds out tHat it wAS tHe Sound of TiN sheetS bLowN by A stroNG dusT wind tHat echoeD in thE Mountains. AssurED by his comradeS AnD HApPY in tHe kNowledge thaT his PLan – oF makINg Us wALk thrOugh a MaZE oF Mountains to get here – hAs Worked, He setTles down again.

kishalay BhATTAcharjee (kB): WhY DiD You abduct the ItAlianS? Your fight IS against The stAte which You claim rEPResses thE peOplE heRe, sO WHy italians? CommaNDEr (C): [iN a Muffled VoiCe becauSe oF thE chEquErEd scarf coVering hiS fAcE tO hIde It froM The camerA] SOme PeOplE, foreIGn and nAtionAl toUrIsTS, anD the govERnMENt, haVe BeEn trYinG tO projEct tHE trIbals as A commoditY, as A SubjEcT oF tourisM. They are openiNg Liquor shopS iN trIbal arEAS, taking pHotographs. They treat the tRIbals liKe mOnkeyS in a Zoo.

For a whIle Now the IssUE of intRusive TouriSm In tRIBal InDIA hAs bEeN making heaDLIneS: alleGaTionS that toUrists, both foreign aND InDian, even securIty ForcES, LuRe pOOr MEn aNd WOmeN WIth money or food aNd make them Do THeIr bidding.

PAOlo boSusco anD ClaudiO ColaNGelo are Accused of Taking objEcTionABLe pIctures of tRibal womEn. The two ITAlianS WeRe camPinG near KErUbaDi to sTudy trIBal Life. THe pictUrEs seizEd, howEvEr, are notHing objectionable. The comMander Shows The Photos on tHe dISplAy of the seIzed Camera. TherE arE soMe porTraITs of tRibaL MeN anD Women, A lanDScape, villAGeRs dOINg Their daily
 a burning forest, where t here is da ngerofanat tack  eve ry moment, the ches s players play on, obl iviou st o th e ir  surr ounding s .I t i sal mos te ve ninginthe hot  and humid  fo re st, and it i s  o bvious weare  not returni ngin a h ur ry. 
Swar msof fl ies hi t  the f ace const an t ly, ma k ing itd i ff icul t to have a simpl e  c o nversation. No w I un de r st a n d t hemystery of  t he bl a ck mesh co v e r ing the faces ofthe femalec adr es; it  i s a clever  wayof war ding off th e fl ies.

Sta ged be t ween hu g e rocks  witha j ung le a s  t he  ba ck d rop ,  t hec omm ander is  r ea dy to  tak e q u esti ons . Asurre al conversati onbegi n s b etwee n two  str an gersabouttwo o th er strangers. T he l ocation,unk no wnan d fra u ght wi thris k; sudd enly th e rear e m ou ntain echoes of bu ll e t  s hots. Wa s thec re wb eing tra il edor h a s  thecrew be en plant ed byg ov er nment f or ces to  i den tif y his camp ?

The  command er ge t s into action, making radioc al l s ,f indi ngout where t he s o undcame fr om. After  anxi ou s  m i nutes of investigat io n, hefinds  out that itwas the so u n d  of tinshee t sb lown by a stro ng du st wind th a t echoed  in t he mount ains. Ass u r ed by hi s c omr ade s a n d  h appy in the k n o wled ge  that h isplan –ofmak ing  us  w alk throu gh a maz eof  m ou nta ins t o  get her e– h as  wo rked, he set tlesdown  a ga i n.
Kishal a yB h atta ch ar jee(KB ):  Whydidy ouabductthe Itali ans ?  You rfi ght isagainst the s ta te which y ou  cl aim re p r esses th e people here, so why I t alians?  Co mmand er ( C): [in a  mu ffledvoi c e beca use of  thech equ e r ed sc a r fcov er ing his fa c e  to  hide  i t fr om thecamera] Some peopl e , f oreign and na tio nalt o ur ist s ,a ndth e  go v e rnment, have be en tryingto pr oject thet rib al s as acommodi ty, a s  a subj ect of to urism. Th ey  are o pen ing liquor  shops i n tribala reas, ta kingpho tograp hs . T hey t reat t h e t ribal s like  m onkeys  in a  z oo.

For  a while now the issueof int rusiv e t ourism in  tr i bal  India ha s be en makinghea dli nes:all e gatio ns t h at  to u rists , bo t h foreign an d I n d ia n, even sec u r i tyforce s,l ure po or m en and women with money or foodandm a kethe m  doth eir bidding.
Pao lo B osusco a nd  Claudio Co langeloar e  accu sed of  takin g objec t i on a ble pi ctur esof tribal  wo me n . The t wo  I t alians  wer ecampin g near Keru b a di to study trib al li f e . The pic tures  s eized,h owev er, are no thing objec tionab le.The c ommande rshowsthe  p hotos on t h e display  of t he seiz ed  cam era . Ther e ar e someport ra its  of triba l me n  a nd wom en,a lan ds cape , village r s doingthe i r daily 
 a_burning forest,_where there is danger_of an_attack_every moment,_the_chess players play_on, oblivious to_their surroundings.

It is almost_evening in the_hot_and humid forest, and it is obvious we are not returning in a hurry.

Swarms_of_flies hit_the_face_constantly, making it difficult to_have a simple conversation. Now_I understand_the mystery of the black mesh covering the_faces_of the female_cadres; it is a clever way of warding off_the flies.

Staged between huge rocks with_a jungle as_the_backdrop,_the commander is ready_to take questions. A surreal conversation_begins between two strangers about two_other strangers. The location, unknown and fraught_with risk; suddenly there are mountain_echoes of bullet shots. Was_the crew_being trailed or has the_crew been planted_by government_forces to identify_his camp?

The commander gets into action,_making radio calls,_finding out where the sound came_from._After anxious minutes_of_investigation,_he finds_out that it_was_the sound_of_tin sheets blown by a strong_dust_wind that echoed in the mountains. Assured_by his comrades and_happy_in the knowledge that_his plan – of making_us walk through a maze of_mountains to_get here_– has worked, he settles down again.

Kishalay Bhattacharjee (KB): Why did_you abduct the Italians? Your fight_is against the state_which you_claim_represses the people_here,_so why_Italians? Commander (C): [in a muffled voice_because of_the chequered scarf covering his face_to hide it from_the_camera] Some people, foreign and national_tourists, and the government, have been_trying to project the tribals_as_a_commodity, as a subject of_tourism. They are opening liquor shops_in tribal areas,_taking photographs. They treat the tribals like_monkeys_in a zoo.

For a while now_the_issue of intrusive tourism in tribal_India_has_been making headlines: allegations that_tourists, both foreign and Indian, even_security forces, lure poor men and women with money_or food and_make them do their bidding.

Paolo_Bosusco_and_Claudio Colangelo are accused of taking objectionable pictures of tribal_women. The_two Italians were_camping near Kerubadi to study tribal life. The pictures seized,_however, are nothing objectionable. The commander shows_the photos on the display of the seized camera. There are_some portraits of tribal men and women, a_landscape, villagers doing their daily