In Delhi - 'The Great Nicobar Betrayal' 26-28 June

[Pankaj Sekhsaria]

Apologies for cross posting
Dear Friends (particularly those in Delhi),

Happy to announce a set of three events (26-28 June) in Delhi with our
new book 'The Great Nicobar Betrayal'. Pls see below and the attachment
for details. Hope you are able to join for at least one of these.


1) 26 June: DELHI BOOK RELEASE by Amita Baviskar, Professor of
Environmental Studies and Sociology & Anthropology, Ashoka University.
This will be followed by a presentation and a discussion on the book and
the project
Venue: Studio Safdar, May Day Book Store, (Near Shadipur Metro Station)
Date: 26 June; Time: 6pm
Collarating partners: LeftWord, Frontline, Centre for Financial
Accountability and Kalpavriksh
Link: https://twitter.com/LeftWordBooks/status/1804118239699702286/photo/1

2) 27 June: Book Adda, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, a conversation
moderated by Debadityo Sinha, Lead Climate and Ecosystems at the Vidhi
Centre
Venue: Basement, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Defence Colony
Date: 27 June; Time: 5.30pm
Collaborating partners: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and Frontline
Register here:
https://vidhilegalpolicy.in/events/book-adda-the-great-nicobar-betrayal/

3) 28 June: Panel Discussion organised by the Centre for Financial
Accountablility
Venue: Jawahar Bhavan, opp Shastri Bhavan, Windsor Place
Date: 28 June; Time: 4-6 pm
Collaborating partners: Centre for Financial Accountability, Frontline
and LeftWord
Panelists: Nandini Sundar, Professor, Delhi University, Jacob Koshy,
Deputy Science Edtior, The Hindu, Amitanshu Verma, Centre for Financial
Accountability and Pankaj Sekhsaria
Link:
https://www.cenfa.org/understanding-the-great-nicobar-development-project/
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PS: Copies of 'The Great Nicobar Betrayal' will be available for
purchase at the events

BOOK DETAILS:
'The Great Nicobar Betrayal', A Frontline Publication, Curated by Pankaj
Sekhsaria, pg xii+100+12 colour plates; Price: Rs. 499.
Articles by Pankaj Sekhsaria, Aathira Perinchery, Janki Andharia, V
Ramesh & Ravinder Dhiman, B Chaudhari, Ishika Ramakrishna, Uday Mondal,
Mahi Mankeshwar, Shrishtee Bajpai, S Harikrishnan, Manish Chandi, Ajay
Saini, Norma Alvares.
Foreword by: Madhav Gadgil

ENDORSEMENT
"Even at a time of accelerating environmental vandalism around the
world, what the Indian government is planning in the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands stands out for its sheer folly and short-sightedness. As this
excellent collection of essays shows in painful detail, these plans are
a perfect example of ‘disaster capitalism’, in which the government is
taking advantage of the displacement of the native Nicobarese by the
tsunami of 2004 to make a massive land grab for a completely senseless
plan of ‘development’.”
- Amitav Ghosh

For further information and/or to order copies, pls write to me at
psekh...@gmail.com