Rebel Territory in Nepal

PHOTOGRAPH FOR TIME BY TOMAS VAN HOUTRYVE

The village of Gairigaon is strewn with flags and banners to celebrate the 9th anniversary of the Maoist revolt. At right are kerchief-clad members of the rebel's Cultural Program troupe, assigned the task of spreading ideology and propaganda from village to village by performing songs and skits carrying the revolutionary message

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