'Sainath would reject being called a journalistic hero, but he and his colleagues are engaged in a truly heroic effort to tell the stories that so desperately need to be told.'
, my expectations were high. But the book delivers, above and beyond expectations.
But the freedom struggle, and struggles that came after, remain deadly serious business as well. That’s reflected in another favorite chapter, about Captain Bhau, theof Ramchandra Sripati Lad, who emphasized the difference between independence and freedom. Sainath quotes the Captain: The book is painfully relevant today, as many of the stories circle back to the dream of freedom still not realized. Today, that failure in India is seen most dramatically in the power of the Hindu right, represented by the current prime minister and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party , with their dreams of a “pure” India unsullied by alleged outsiders.
And the book’s lessons are not just for Indians. Mallu Swarajyam, at age 84 in 2014, demonstrated how to use a leather slingshot to an audience of young 1,500 tech workers in a Hyderabad auditorium, “to the alarm of some in the audience in closest range.” Through a translator , she challenged her audience, invoking a U.S. movement:
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