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Bantering With Bandits and Other True Tales of India

by Annie Zaidi
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Bantering With Bandits and Other True Tales of India
Bantering With Bandits and Other True Tales of India

Engaging anecdotes revealing India's multifaceted cultural tapestry.

Imagine sitting around a campfire, listening to a seasoned traveler recount adventures through India's heartlands. This book brings you close to that experience, with Annie Zaidi's sharp wit and keen observation giving life to the diverse and complex human stories that form India's rich social mosaic. If you're curious about the real India, beyond the stereotypes and headlines, these true tales will satiate that curiosity with warmth and authenticity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Bantering With Bandits and Other True Tales of India

by Annie Zaidi
$9.90
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ISBN: 9789395853712
Authors: Annie Zaidi
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Date of Publication: 2023-08-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Travel, Sociology
Related Topics: History, Journalism, Sociology, Social Issues, Gender, Biography, Society, Poverty
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 12 readers)

Description

Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales of India is a collection of essays that draws upon reportage, travel, and personal history. The author looks back over a decade of experience as a reporter covering stories as diverse as the decline of the dacoit menace in Chambal; starvation, particularly amongst the Sahariyas, a tribal community in Madhya Pradesh, and weavers in Uttar Pradesh who have lost their livelihood; and discovering that the desperate poverty in Punjab has the underpinnings of an explosive caste dynamic that has caused much religious controversy in recent times. A set of essays looks at the connections between economics, social disempowerment, and the moral pressures that make for a society where girls must fear assault or murder at any time, even before birth. Through other essays, Zaidi examines the meaning of home and belonging, identity, the right to public spaces, and a perfectly brewed cup of chai. Bringing together the personal and political, the essays in the book offer a clear-eyed and unflinching view of lesser-known aspects of our country and its people.
 

Engaging anecdotes revealing India's multifaceted cultural tapestry.

Imagine sitting around a campfire, listening to a seasoned traveler recount adventures through India's heartlands. This book brings you close to that experience, with Annie Zaidi's sharp wit and keen observation giving life to the diverse and complex human stories that form India's rich social mosaic. If you're curious about the real India, beyond the stereotypes and headlines, these true tales will satiate that curiosity with warmth and authenticity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.