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Ex-ulfa rebel pens his second novel
Guwahati, Nov. 8: When Anurag Mahanta went to Myanmar as an Ulfa militant through Nagaland, he saw how the common Naga people were influenced by the Naga movement for independence.
Many a times, Mahanta had to stay in Naga villages on his way to his destination. And, during his journey through thick, inaccessible jungles in the hills, Naga people voluntarily served to carry the militants' belongings - like they did for other Naga insurgent groups. They thought it was their "responsibility" for the "independ" (independence) that was "coming".
Mahanta's 16-year association with Ulfa came to an end when the Royal Bhutan Army launched Operation...