This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines

This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines

Indiaâ€™s fault lines run wide and deep.
Some of them go back centuries, others are of comparatively recent origin. The myriad villains these fault lines have spawned include rapists, murderers, terrorists, prophets of religious hatred, corrupt politicians, upholders of abhorrent caste traditions, opponents of free speech and dissent, apologists for regressive cultural practices, and external adversaries who try to destabilize our borders. All of them are responsible for impeding the countryâ€™s progress, destroying the lives of numberless innocents, usually the poorest and most vulnerable of our people, and besmirching the democratic, plural, free and secular nature of our society.
Set against these enemies of our nationâ€™s promise are the heroic onesâ€”the poor, illiterate woman who was gang-raped but helped change the nationâ€™s attitude towards women through her determined fight for justice; the young soldier whose courage and sacrifice in the high Himalayas was an inspiration to his comrades fighting the Kargil War; the wife whose husband was beheaded by Maoist terrorists, yet sought not revenge but succour for the poor and underprivileged; and the son of the village blacksmith who was lynched by a mob of religious fundamentalists appealing for an end to discord and sectarian violence.
These stories, and dozens of others like them, map our countryâ€™s fault lines. In this book, Barkha Dutt recounts the ones that have left an indelible mark on her. Taken together, they provide a vivid, devastating and unforgettable portrait of our unquiet land.
Country USA
Manufacturer Aleph Book Company
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-12-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Aleph Book Company
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-12-04
Format	Kindle eBook

This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines

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