We shall witnessWitness, for sure, we willThe day that has been promisedThe fate that has been preordainedThe day when the enormous mountains of tyrannyWill blow away like wisps of cottonWhen the earth will tremble thunderouslyBeneath the feet of the oppressed And on the heads of the tyrantsStreaks of lightning will strikeWe shall witness

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

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INTRODUCTION 2The Social UnderbellyI. KANDHAMAL VIOLENCE: ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT & OTHERS 41.1 The Sinister Prelude – The Violence of December 20071.2 How the Pogrom Started in August 20081.3 The Saga of Violence and Barbarity1.4 Response of the Government of Orissa1.5 Role of the Sangh Parivar1.6 The Kui Coordination Committee (KCC)1.7 Role of the Media1.8 Human SolidarityII. THE ISSUE OF LAND: A HISTORICAL SKETCH 192.1 A Brief Note on Kandhamal2.2 Socio-Economic Contours of Kandhamal2.3 Land, Alienation and Contention2.3.1 Under the British Raj2.3.2 Independent IndiaIII. POLITICS OF DOMINATION: PAST AND PRESENT 283.1 Social Equation: Adivasi, Pano and Oriya3.2 Christianity in Kandhamal3.3 Hindutva Politics in Kandhamal3.4 The Conversion “Debate”IV. CONCLUSION 40