They Were Hiding Behind The Hut, Poetry In The Crossfire, Bastar Diary: The Untold Stories, Ep 102

They Were Hiding Behind the Hut | Official Story, Forgotten Village Bastar Diary – The Untold Stories Season 8 | Episode 102 Poetry in the Crossfire 📖 Original Hindi Story (Season 7 | Episode 91 – National Award vs Local Journalist) 🔗 National Award Vs Local Journalist, नेशनल अवार्ड बनाम लोकल पत्रकार, Episode 91    • National Award Vs Local Journalist, नेशनल ...   ⸻ There are moments in conflict when a village witnesses one reality, while the outside world receives another. “They Were Hiding Behind the Hut” is a literary adaptation from Bastar Diary. It explores the distance between lived experience and the official account that follows. A village surrounded by armed forces. Families hiding inside their homes. One villager shot before the eyes of his family. The next day, newspapers reported the death of a dreaded Naxal in an encounter. Soon afterwards came a civic action programme, food packets, cash assistance—and silence. This poem is not about a single encounter. It is about memory, fear, official narratives, and the quiet struggle between truth and history. ⸻ About Bastar Diary Bastar Diary – The Untold Stories is an independent literary documentary project by journalist Anil Mishra, inspired by years of reporting from India’s conflict regions. The poems in Poetry in the Crossfire are not literal translations. They are literary recreations written to stand independently for an international audience while preserving the emotional and symbolic essence of the original Hindi works. ⸻ Credits Story, Poem, Voice & Direction: Anil Mishra English Literary Adaptation: Bastar Diary AI Visuals: Symbolic Documentary Style Music: Licensed from Fesliyan Studios ⸻ Contact 📩 bastardiary.channel@gmail.com ⸻ Disclaimer This work is presented for literary, educational and documentary purposes. It is inspired by real social realities and expressed through literary storytelling. It does not promote violence or support any individual, organisation or ideology. Some events have been artistically adapted to preserve literary expression. ⸻ #BastarDiary #PoetryInTheCrossfire #ConflictPoetry #EnglishPoetry #DocumentaryPoetry #ConflictJournalism #LiteraryDocumentary #HumanStories #Adivasi #Bastar #Journalism #UntoldStories