“It was the year 2012-13 when I was studying in grade 8. My friends used to call me Naxalite. I never answered them as I was unaware of the meaning of this word. When I was in grade 12 at St Xavier’s, I understood whom one calls a Naxalite and why and why I was being addressed as one. Even today, when I get reminded of the words used by my friends back in school, I feel a lot of pain. How can one address a tribal as a Naxalite?”