Justice And Peace for All, invites the press of Mumbai and friends to attend the press conference to publicly launch the book *'Inside Chhattisgarh - A Political Memoir'* by Dr. Ilina Sen at the *Press Club, 16th of February, 2015, between 4 &5:30 PM*. Besides Dr. Ilina Sen, talking about the book would be filmmaker *Anand Patwardhan *and writer *Dilip D'souza*, activist Vivek Sundara, convener of JAPA will moderate.
Chhattisgarh is a state that is right at the centre of the nation, yet few have ever visited. However, there have been those dogged people who have not only made it their home but for decades have worked with the people of the state. Two of them are Dr. Binayak Sen and Dr. Ilina Sen. For thirty years, until his conviction in 2010 by the High Court, paediatrician Binayak Sen and his sociologist wife Ilina worked among the people in Chhattisgarh's tribal heartland. They went there seeking fresh ideas for change - and stayed on. 'Inside Chhattisgarh' is a fascinating memoir that illuminates their journey and how their world imploded. Ilina vividly describes their years at the trade union CMSS, led by iconic Shankar Guha Niyogi, where Binayak and three doctors started a hospital, and she organised workers' education, joined the feisty women mineworkers' struggles and discovered the rich local history and cultural and farming traditions. These experiences later found expression in Rupantar, their own NGO, and when the new state's government sought their advice for its women's policy and for Mitanin, a precursor of the National Rural Health Mission. Candid and deeply felt, the book celebrates Chhattisgarh but also laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development. *Venue: Press Club * *Date: 16th of February, 2015 * *Time: 4 to 5:30 PM* *RSVP: Satyen Bordoloi:9967970320* * Vivek Sundara - 9821062801* [image: Inline images 2] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ __,_._,___ -- Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal +919820749204 skype-lawyercumactivist Hey folks, coined this term " Kracktivism ", check out my blog *http://www.kractivist.org/kracktivism-2/ <http://www.kractivist.org/kracktivism-2/>* Blog for girl child- http://fassmumbai.wordpress.com/ Blog for Kashmir -http://kashmirsolidaritymumbai.wordpress.com/ Blog for KKM defence Committee- http://kabirkalamanch.wordpress.com https://twitter.com/#!/Kracktivist https://www.facebook.com/kamayani *I carry a torch in one hand And a bucket of water in the other: With these things I am going to set fire to Heaven And put out the flames of Hell So that voyagers to God can rip the veils And see the real goal....... Rabia (Rabi'a Al-'Adawiyya) * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
