A new life: Surrendered Naxal women in Gadchiroli turn entrepreneurs, launch floor cleaner

Surrendered women Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district have turned entrepreneurs and launched a floor cleaner phenyl after being trained by the police in a rehabilitation programme.

Jaanki Surendra Narute, a 31-year-old tribal woman living in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, was a Naxalite until 2012, when she surrendered before the police and vowed to live a life in the mainstream. Years later today, she runs a business and believes that her life has found a purpose.

Another such tribal woman, 33-year-old tribal Saguna Sainath, surrendered before the security forces in 2014. She, too, believes that the police have helped her find a purpose in life. "A lot has changed since the time I surrendered. I have made a house of my own. I am doing a business now and I finally know what I need to do in life," she said.