How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? by Suchitra Vijayan

How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? by Suchitra Vijayan

A powerful look at authoritarian India through the experiences of political prisoners

'A telling account of repression and resistance in the new India'

-- Jean Drèze, Indian economist

'Those who want to understand the nature of today’s political regime in India need to read this book. Focusing on the situation of dozens of political prisoners whose words had never been reproduced so extensively so far, it shows how the Modi government is criminalising dissent. The demise of the rule of law is precipitated by the instrumentalization of the security apparatus and the making of a 'parallel regime of truth'.'

-- Christophe Jaffrelot, Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology, King's College London

'An important testament to the dystopian state of the nation through powerful documentation of the incarceration of dissent in contemporary India.'

-- Alpa Shah, author of 'Nightmarch: Among India’s Revolutionary Guerrillas'

'A brave and necessary record of how behind tall prison walls, some of India’s finest hearts and minds are locked away by a state fearful of their dreams. A book of aching, terrible beauty, bearing witness to the stubborn endurance of idealism, of courage and humanity shining through soul-numbing injustice'

-- Harsh Mander, writer, human rights and peace worker, teacher

Suchitra Vijayan is the author of the critically acclaimed Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India. Born and raised in Madras, India, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, GQ, The Boston Review, The Nation and Foreign Policy and she has appeared on NBC news, BBC World Service and NPR. She is an award-winning photographer, founding member and Executive Director of The Polis Project.  Francesca Recchia is an independent researcher and writer. She is the editor, creative director and a founding member of The Polis Project, Inc. Francesca lived and worked for a decade in Afghanistan where, among other things, was the Acting Director of the Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture and the Culture Specialist for the Aga Khan Trust for culture. She is interested in the geopolitical dimension of cultural processes and in recent years has focused her research on the relation between (tangible and intangible) heritage, politics and creative practices in countries in conflict. Her practice-based work is grounded on an interdisciplinary approach that combines Heritage, Design, Visual and Cultural Studies.

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ISBN 13	9780745347981
ISBN 10	0745347983
Title	How Long Can the Moon Be Caged?
Author	Suchitra Vijayan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2023-08-20
Number of pages	208
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