Introducing Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh split from Madhya Pradesh in 2000 and is coming out of the bigger state’s shadow. It’s one of the eastern states associated with the Naxalite guerrillas (an ultra-leftist political movement that began in Naxal Village, West Bengal), but they rarely stray from their remote hideouts on Chhattisgarh’s borders. It also suffers from dire roads and scant buses outside the Raipur–Jagdalpur stretch of Hwy 43, but for intrepid travellers, the state is a forested Adivasi kingdom. The tribes’ pointillist paintings and spindly sculptures are as vivid as the colourful haats (markets) that take place across the Bastar region. The forests also hide waterfalls and unspoilt nature reserves.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Getting around Orissa / Car rental
by ronaldjkantor 13 September 2011
Is this discussion still active? I'm planning to go this way myself. Has anyone crossed over from Orrissa into Chhattisgarh? Many thank…
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RE: overwhelmed with planning for India
by krishnanlakshmi 23 July 2011
Thank you for the advice :). I am aware - I lived in and worked in "naxalite-infested" areas of Orissa for two years (without any trouble).…
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RE: overwhelmed with planning for India
by musafir 23 July 2011
parts of Chattisgarh and Eastern MP are naxalite infested regions. Ask before you head off there.
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