This book consists of two parts, written at different times and with different purposes. They are not sequential, yet belong together. The first tells the story of the life of M.S. Swaminathan, and his dream of securing human dignity through food sovereignty in India, and the second reflects on the implications and nuances of the story. The first part of the book is more biographical in nature; a large number of experiences throughout his life are discussed, not ...
‘Good Women Do Not Inherit Land’: Politics of Land and Gender in India
Good Women should not claim a share in the inheritance, even if they have no brothers….' Notions such as this have, in their own way and over time, given the women in the Santal Parganas the resolve to wrest what is rightfully theirs.This is a powerful book in the way in which it unfolds the lives and anxieties of Santal women in the two villages of Dumka District, Jharkhand. From the very beginning, Adivasi women come alive through separate life ...
