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From Guns to Books: 8 Former Naxals Pass 10th Grade Exam, Embrace New Future
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News18•30-09-2026, 22:48
From Guns to Books: 8 Former Naxals Pass 10th Grade Exam, Embrace New Future
- •Eight former Naxals from the Bastar division have abandoned weapons and successfully passed their 10th-grade exams.
- •All former Naxals took the examination through the Chhattisgarh Open School and have passed.
- •Bhaskar, a former member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, is among those who passed.
- •Geeta Narote, known as a Naxal doctor, now aspires to become a nurse after resuming her studies.
- •Bhaskar, who once wielded weapons, now aims to make books his new weapon for a transformed life.
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Eight former Naxals from the Bastar division who previously operated with weapons in the forest have passed the 10th-grade examination this year through the Chhattisgarh Open School.
Bhaskar is a former member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee and a resident of Telangana who joined the Naxalite organization as a regular member in the 1990s before eventually surrendering and passing his 10th-grade exams with first class.
Geeta Narote gained medical knowledge while living in the forest, performing tasks such as stitching, administering injections, and using medicines, which earned her the title of Naxal doctor within the organization.
