Chittajit Mitra
Chittajit Mitra
The reviewer is a writer and translator from Allahabad and a co-founder of RAQS, a collective working in the city on gender, sexuality and mental health
The reviewer is a writer and translator from Allahabad and a co-founder of RAQS, a collective working in the city on gender, sexuality and mental health
Chittajit Mitra
The Cell and the Soul: Anand Teltumbde's searing account of state power
Mr Teltumbde takes us through his experience inside jail and how it shattered his preconceived notions about imprisonment
 "The Cell and the Soul: Anand Teltumbde's searing account of state power")
Unsilenced: Book explains the social realities of an Indian prison
Seema Azad has been a known name in the human rights circle for a long time
 "Unsilenced: Book explains the social realities of an Indian prison")
Shattered Lands: Sam Dalrymple uncovers the subcontinent's dark realities
Sam Dalrymple's book contextualises the shared history of the subcontinent and reminds us of its many dark realities
 "Shattered Lands: Sam Dalrymple uncovers the subcontinent's dark realities")
The Undying Light: Gopalkrishna Gandhi's memoir on modern India's making
Gopalkrishna Gandhi's memoir offers an up close and personal view of the making of the modern nation-state, given his proximity to those who shaped the formative years of independent India
 "The Undying Light: Gopalkrishna Gandhi's memoir on modern India's making")
Diplomat and poet Abhay K reimagines Nalanda's legacy for future learning
The book has eight chapters, the number that holds significance in Buddhist lore. The Dharmacakra, the wheel of Dharma, has eight spikes
 "Diplomat and poet Abhay K reimagines Nalanda's legacy for future learning")
Tripping Down the Ganga: A seeker's journey through faith and history
Siddharth Kapila's debut book explores faith, memory, and human connections along the sacred Ganga
 "Tripping Down the Ganga: A seeker's journey through faith and history")
Lal Chowk: Unveiling Kashmir's realities amid nationalistic narratives
Article 370 is often portrayed as the root of Jammu & Kashmir's woes, but reality is a complex mix of possibilities, not perception
 "Lal Chowk: Unveiling Kashmir's realities amid nationalistic narratives")
'The Palestinian Laboratory' explores key issues in Israel-Gaza conflict
The book seeks to answer a crucial question: Why does violence against Palestinians fail to elicit meaningful empathy from powerful nations?
 "'The Palestinian Laboratory' explores key issues in Israel-Gaza conflict")
The rigours of resistance
In a milieu where civil society is demonised by the power establishment, Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia's book is a successful attempt at humanising the dehumanised
 "The rigours of resistance")
Seismic matters
The Rumbling Earth demystifies the science behind earthquakes, allowing readers to grasp this phenomenon in all its variety
 "Seismic matters")
The dehumanising factor
Social commentator Ziya Us Salam's book debunks popular myths around history and laments the slow encroachments on Muslim rights by far-right groups, providing truth and hope in the process
 "The dehumanising factor")
Looking back in anger
Harsh Mander presents a poignant account of India's Covid-19 crisis in his book, but beyond merely grieving and raging against the government, he attempts to touch our better, humane selves
 "Looking back in anger")
