MAULI by Badrinarayan Pradhan (translated by Anmole Prasad) RACHNA BOOKS ₹499; 185 pages
Malati/ Mauli, Sangita, Elder-Mother, Dhankumari, and Radhika in Badrinarayan Pradhan’s Mauli; Meena, Kaveri, Kumud, Sawari Devi, Preeti and other women in Smriti Ravindra’s The Woman Who Climbed Trees share bonds that go well beyond the written word.
Although privileged to have studied in Darjeeling, Mauli has been alienated from her culture and learns about it from her extended family and father’s employees in Jhapa and Ilam in Nepal. The border with India is fluid and people move freely, physically and culturally. Mauli is proud of her inheritance, but grows aware of its patriarchal and feudal restrictions. Buffeted by life’s vagaries, Mauli comes into her own and faces the challenges head-on.
THE WOMAN WHO CLIMBED TREES by Smriti Ravindra HARPERCOLLINS ₹599; 432 pages
Esta historia es de la edición November 13, 2023 de India Today.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición November 13, 2023 de India Today.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
FUELLING AMBITIONS
Puri's return signals a welcome continuity. Oil production and green fuels remain a challenge
Acceptance Certificates
The Ayush ministry must push for rigorous treatment protocol based on science and ensure new and high-quality products
THE HEALTH MAKEOVER
Providing adequate and quality healthcare to a large population is a challenge. The immediate task is to provide affordable treatment and tackle the burden of spiraling non-communicable diseases
THE GREEN TIGHTROPE
If the government is to realise its grand promises of a green revival, it needs to show unwavering commitment. Pollution and depleting forest cover remain major worries
REALISING THE TRUE POTENTIAL
Conserving and promoting India's rich heritage can generate jobs and spur other sectors too
MAKING YOUTH EMPLOYABLE
To cash in on its demographic advantage, India must revamp its skilling infrastructure with aid from the industry
CRACK THE REFORM CODE
Educational reform is unfinished business. More resources and full adoption of NEP are a must to end disparities, fill vacancies and train teachers
FISHING FOR SUCCESS
Empowering the fisheries sector and the national livestock census will be top priority
POWER-PACKED AGENDA
Reforms in the power sector are key to meeting the exponential growth in demand for electricity
BREAKING THE GRID LOCK
Joshi's big challenge, apart from synergies with the power ministry, will be to popularise the green fuels of the future
