Burning Bright by Deepti Priya Mehrotra in Paperback

Deepti Priya Mehrotra's repertoire includes published works such as Gulab Bai: The Queen of Nautanki Theatre, Home Truths: Stories of Single Mothers, A Passion for Freedom: The Story of Kisanin Jaggi Devi, Western Philosophy and Indian Feminism, Ekal Maa and Bharatiya Mahila Andolan. With a PhD in political science and a post-doctoral thesis in philosophy, she remains actively involved with various social organizations and maintains a strong interest in people's movements, feminist peace-building, popular theatre, healing, and creative education. She also holds a part-time teaching position at Agra University. "Burning Bright" tells the true story of Irom Sharmila, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur," who bravely fasted for 16 years in protest against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which allows military and para-military personnel to arrest, shoot, and even kill individuals on the mere