Inside Bastar: The Journalist Who Made 200 Naxals Surrender | Vikas Tiwari | EP-409
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Vikas Tiwari, also known as Ranu Tiwari, runs the YouTube channel Bastar Talkies. He has helped over 200 Naxals surrender and return to mainstream society. In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he talks about how Naxalism began in Chhattisgarh, the challenges of reporting from Bastar, and the goal set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to make India Naxal-free. He was awarded the Rameshwaram Hindi Journalism National Award in December 2025. This is a simple, first-hand account from a journalist reporting directly from the remote areas of Chhattisgarh.
Timestamps
00:00 – Coming Up
02:43 – Introduction
06:00 – Truck Driver to YouTuber
14:40 – Dangers in Naxal-Affected Areas
18:16 – Naxalism and Its Causes
24:49 – How Naxals Return to Mainstream
31:15 – Challenges of Reporting in Naxal Areas
39:23 – Naxals in Bastar: What Has Changed
43:52 – Thulthuli Encounter Explained
47:23 – Story of Mukesh Chandrakar
53:40 – Why Maoists Resisted Development
58:45 – Reality of Salwa Judum
1:01:10 – Life After Maoists’ Surrender
1:03:35 – Youth and Maoist Ideology
1:05:17 – Reporting from Naxal Areas
1:10:04 – Stories from Families of Martyrs
1:16:50 – When Maoists Started Losing Power
1:19:18 – Attack on Congress Leader V.C. Shukla
1:21:17 – Understanding “Urban Naxals”
1:26:52 – Suggestions to Counter “Urban Naxals”
1:29:57 – Reality of Bastar Villages
#anipodcast #smitaprakash #vikastiwari #bastartalkies #maoist #chhattisgarh #naxalism
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Inside Bastar: The Journalist Who Made 200 Naxals Surrender | Vikas Tiwari | EP-409
ANI News
723,882 views
Vikas Tiwari, also known as Ranu Tiwari, runs the YouTube channel Bastar Talkies. He has helped over 200 Naxals surrender and return to mainstream society. In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he talks about how Naxalism began in Chhattisgarh, the challenges of reporting from Bastar, and the goal set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to make India Naxal-free. He was awarded the Rameshwaram Hindi Journalism National Award in December 2025. This is a simple, first-hand account from a journalist reporting directly from the remote areas of Chhattisgarh.
Timestamps
00:00 – Coming Up
02:43 – Introduction
06:00 – Truck Driver to YouTuber
14:40 – Dangers in Naxal-Affected Areas
18:16 – Naxalism and Its Causes
24:49 – How Naxals Return to Mainstream
31:15 – Challenges of Reporting in Naxal Areas
39:23 – Naxals in Bastar: What Has Changed
43:52 – Thulthuli Encounter Explained
47:23 – Story of Mukesh Chandrakar
53:40 – Why Maoists Resisted Development
58:45 – Reality of Salwa Judum
1:01:10 – Life After Maoists’ Surrender
1:03:35 – Youth and Maoist Ideology
1:05:17 – Reporting from Naxal Areas
1:10:04 – Stories from Families of Martyrs
1:16:50 – When Maoists Started Losing Power
1:19:18 – Attack on Congress Leader V.C. Shukla
1:21:17 – Understanding “Urban Naxals”
1:26:52 – Suggestions to Counter “Urban Naxals”
1:29:57 – Reality of Bastar Villages
#anipodcast #smitaprakash #vikastiwari #bastartalkies #maoist #chhattisgarh #naxalism
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