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- Book Synopsis
- Some prisoners pray, some weep, some just put down their heads and work themselves weary. Sudha Bharadwaj watched through the bars of her cell, and she wrote. This is her remarkably granular account of the world of women prisoners in Yerawada Jail in Pune.Bharadwaj was incarcerated here, in a high-security wing called PhansiYard, from November 2018 to February 2020. She takes us through jail life, her own and the other women's, from one season to the next, weaving in lively portraits of her fellow prisoners, their children and even their pets, and reflecting on everything from absurd rules, caste hierarchies, food, fistfights and friendships to the dismal absence of legal aid for the most defenceless of women.
- About The Author
- Sudha Bharadwaj is a respected trade unionist and human rights lawyer who has worked for over three decades for the rights of the poor in Chhattisgarh. Born in Boston to academics, she gave up her American passport to become an Indian citizen.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789353451868
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Juggernaut, (10 November 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 264
- Weight
- 368 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 220 x 140 x 20 mm
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