Procession of head-butting army ants, colony of weaver ants in sal-leaf, dragon pose of lizard, squirrel's gymnastics, these all were the ingredients of wildlife there. I happily co-existed in the kingdom of small insects and miniature reptiles, termites, blunt-headed tumblebug, caterpillars, stink bugs, and earthworms. In front of my hut an unavoidable narrow causeway cuts through the rough dirt terrain which headed to the skin-peeled tar road. A canopy of tropical trees like fire forest Palash, white teak Gamhar, Mahua, Kendu, Kurchi, Shaal, Pial painted the blue sky green. Behind the house there was a dense forest. Hijal shrub grew carelessly in a mud yard surrounded by hedge. My muddy hut had two basic rooms, kitchen, separate bathroom-toilet, and a stone well. On the shoulder of Gobria forest, hidden from the eyes of the people, it was the innocuous destination of my infrequent journeys. At that time Gobria forest of Ayodhya Hills in Purulia district, was sanctuary for militant guerrillas. In 2010, the ruling leftist Inquilabi party was in power in Bengal.
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