Viyyukka - The Morning Star

<p><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)><em>Viyyukka: The Morning Star</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> is a rare and compelling anthology of stories written in Telugu over four decades by nearly fifty Maoist women revolutionaries in India. The title </span><em style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>Viyyukka</em><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> is a Gondi word meaning </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>morning star</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>. This collection is unique because these narratives are not traditional fiction; they are </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>lived experiences written from within the movement</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> while the authors served as guerrilla soldiers often under extreme duress.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>The stories offer a vital glimpse into the human dimensions of armed struggle highlighting the </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>agency resilience and moral consciousness</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> of the women participants. The authors active in India's ongoing revolutionary conflict document everything from tactical and ideological engagements to intimate realities such as </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>love loss and camaraderie</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> within their squads.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>At its core the </span><em style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>Morning Star</em><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> series centers on the fierce struggle for </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>survival: of people forests rivers and a way of life</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>. The narratives capture how local struggles against exploitation and dispossession evolved into a wider movement challenging the </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>Iron Heel of the Indian State</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> and global capital.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>Geographically rooted in Central Indian regions like Dandakaranya the book vividly portrays the Adivasi (indigenous) resistance for the defense of </span><em style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>jal jangal and jameen</em><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> (water forest and land). The resistance documented in these pages particularly against corporate mining and state repression shares a </span><strong style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)>common thread</strong><span style=color: rgba(22 22 25 1)> with the struggles of indigenous communities across the globe positioning this collective testimony as a crucial document of resistance against colonial and capitalist forces.</span></p><p></p>