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Reviews of Anand Teltumbde’s Khairlanji: A Strange and Bitter Crop, which chronicles the Khairlanji massacre and its genealogy, call it ‘engaging’ (The New Indian Express), ‘well-researched’ (The Telegraph) and ‘a must-have in your collection.’ (Mint Lounge)
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Tehelka: “A saga of pain, agony, exclusion, cumulative deprivation and discrimination, a substantive addition to the literature on dalits by an insider.”

The Telegraph: “Teltumbde’s research is exhaustive and he shies away from sensationalizing the tragedy. Khairlanji will force readers to ponder whether modernity and globalization hold any promises for the disempowered in this country.”

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Reviews of Namdeo Dhasal: Poet of the Underworld (1972-2006) call it ‘vigorous, high-voltage, bruising poetry’ (The Hindu), ‘unmistakable and hard-hitting’ (Outlook) and ’sheer burning fury’ (Deccan Herald).
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Times of India: “Handsomely planned with plenty of breathing room…Riveting.”

The Hindu: “Vigorous, high-voltage, bruising poetry on the festering innards of Mumbai. There is a tough and unsentimental quality to Dhasal’s vision [that] crackles with both rage and compassion.”

Outlook: “Succeeds in reproducing the images and metaphors of Dhasal’s work, and his unmistakable, hard-hitting voice.”
Biblio: Dhasal employs an aesthetic of fracture… towards writing into existence the …

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Reviews of Kancha Ilaiah and Durgabai Vyam’s Turning the Pot, Tilling the Land call it ‘imaginative and brilliant’ (Insight, September 2007), ‘essential reading for every Indian child’ (Washington Post) and ‘a book with a difference’ (Deccan Chronicle, August 2007).
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The Hindu: “A must read…a valuable addition to those who teach social sciences in schools.”

The Tribune: “A novel title, an extraordinary theme, an attractive getup and lots of pen drawings-no booklover can remain inattentive to this book.”

Tehelka: “Turning the Pot, Tilling the Land will prove vital in empowering our children to …