New Book: 'The Great Nicobar Betrayal'

[Pankaj Sekhsaria]

Available now

'The Great Nicobar Betrayal', A Frontline Publication, Curated by Pankaj
Sekhsaria, pg xii+100+12 colour plates; Price: Rs. 499.

An edited collection of short pieces by different writers, important
documents and a selection of pictures on the mega infrastructure project
being pushed aggressively in Great Nicobar Island. This is a mega
project that will impact half a dozen protected areas, a rich coastline,
endangered and endemic plant and animal species and ancient communities
that have been living here for 1000s of years.

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

Pls write to psekh...@gmail.com to order copies and/or for further
information.

To see more about the book pls visit:
https://www.academia.edu/116674951/The_Great_Nicobar_Betrayal

(Also see the attachment for details of the book)
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ENDORSEMENTS

"Here is an alarm being rung, when it needs to be.
This book is a must-read for anyone who loves India, cares for the
Adivasis, and speaks in favour of environmental upkeep."
— G.N. Devy

"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

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Thanks
Pankaj