Scripting the Change: Selected Writings of Anuradha Ghandy

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In this great democracy of ours, Anuradha Gandhy was what is known as a ‘Maoist terrorist,’ liable to be arrested, or, more likely, shot in a fake ‘encounter’ like hundreds of her colleagues have been … Reading through [her writings]… you catch glimpses of a mind of someone who could have been a serious scholar or academic who was overtaken by her conscience and found it impossible to sit back and merely theorize about the terrible injustice she saw around her. These writings reveal a person who is doing all she can to link theory and practice, action and thought.

Anuradha Ghandy’s life and work stands as an example for a generation of Indian revolutionaries. But more than that she has directly contributed to the development of the Indian revolutionary movement in significant ways. Take the caste issue. Anuradha was one of the new generations of revolutionaries that in practical political activity gained and formulated an insight that helped the movement to move forward from the former narrow economism in the perception of caste of the old CPI to a new and broader understanding of the class role of the superstructure. …her writing contains much more. It is necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand the present situation in India.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anand Teltumbde

Dr. Anand Teltumbde, the author of this book represents the best combination of scholarship, activism and commitment to the cause of suffering people. He has been associated with Human Rights movements and various peoples’ struggles since his student days. He perhaps carries the unique legacy of legendary Prof. D.D. Kosambi, insofar as being an outstanding scholar in his own fields – Technology, Management, and Cybernetics; he is making original contributions to various aspects of theory and practice of peoples’ movements. He has already made a mark as a keen student of the Left movements and radical interpreter of Ambedkar. His books and writings on globalization, human rights, Dalit and caste issues; communalism, etc. are widely translated in most Indian languages. Some of the recent titles are: ‘Ambedkar’ in and for the post-Ambedkar Dalit Movement (Sugawa, Pune), Aarthik Sudhar ani dalit Shoshit – Marathi (Prabuddha Bharat, Aurangabad), Globalisation and Dalits (Sanket, Nagpur), Ambedkar on Muslims (VAK, Mumbai – revised edition by Samya, Kolkata) and Hindutva and Dalits (ed.) (Samaya, Kolkata).

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Title
Scripting the Change: Selected Writings of Anuradha Ghandy
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Edition
Reprint
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ISBN
9789381144107
Length
xxiv+480p., 23cm.
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