India, Aug. 13 -- With patience and opportunity, everyone can turn over a new leaf. On National Handloom Day, observed on August 7, a group of surrendered women Naxals from Chhattisgarh walked the runway in traditional attire.

The women, who once navigated the dense forest terrain of Bastar as part of an armed insurgency, stepped onto the ramp, navigating a very different terrain under the spotlight. But they delivered with great poise.

They walked the ramp at Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur, a significant contrast to their former lives in Bastar's forests, where they carried weapons, but now they carry the legacy of Indian craftsmanship, showing how rehabilitation can open new paths when supported by opportunity and education....