Foot Soldier of the Constitution
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Foot Soldier of the Constitution by Teesta Setalvad
Who is Teesta Setalvad?// For the Hindu Right, she is a dangerous impediment to India's onward march to 'glory.' This is the story of the real Teesta - inheritor of the best and most progressive traditions of India's struggle for freedom, a ceaseless and courageous fighter for justice. In these moving memoirs, she speaks of the influence of her grandfather and father; her early career as a journalist; her coming to political maturity during the horrific violence in Mumbai after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in the winter of 1992-93; her own trajectory as an activist with fellow traveler, Javed; and, of course, her role during and after the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat. This is a stirring, inspiring tale of determination, courage, fortitude and an unshakeable commitment to constitutional principles.
Teesta Setalvad is a senior journalist, educationist, and activist. She is co-editor of the monthly Communalism Combat, along with Javed Anand. Setalvad is involved with broadening the boundaries of history and social studies teaching through khoj, a program for secular education, and has worked extensively on exclusion and communalization in school curricula and textbooks. She has analyzed and documented the communalization of India's law and order machinery and the building up of communal conflict in Gujarat since the early 1990s. Trained also in law, Setalvad was convenor of the Concerned Citizens Tribunal - Crimes Against Humanity, Gujarat 2002, headed by Justices V.R. Krishna Iyer, P.B. Sawant, and Hosbet Suresh. She is secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a civil rights group set up by her and other concerned citizens of Mumbai in April 2002.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789380118437 |
| ISBN 10 | 9380118430 |
| Title | Foot Soldier of the Constitution |
| Author | Teesta Setalvad |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | LeftWord Books |
| Year published | 2020-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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