Burning bright : Irom Sharmila and the struggle for peace in Manipur /
Mehrotra, Deepti Priya
Burning bright : Irom Sharmila and the struggle for peace in Manipur / Deepti Priya Mehrotra - 219 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
Murder of innocents -- The making of an activist -- Growing years -- Inheritance: ancient glory -- Grandma's tale and woman's war -- Flaming torches -- Insurgency -- AFSPA, the unlawful law -- 'Habitual offender' -- Redefining development -- Women's solidarity: movement against rape -- Body politics: two unique protests -- Soul-force and non-violence -- Civil Disobedience and democratic dissent -- Widening circles: flight to Delhi -- Solitary confinement -- A pure activist for human rights -- Solidarity: the power of the powerless -- The road to peace -- Miles to go -- Epilgoue: inside the labyrinth
9780143103691
Irom Sharmila, 1972- --Pacifists--Biography--Manipur, India
Human Rights Workers--Biography--Manipur, India
Abuse of Administrative Power--Armed Forces--Manipur, India
Peace-building--Manipur, India
920 / MEH/B
Burning bright : Irom Sharmila and the struggle for peace in Manipur / Deepti Priya Mehrotra - 219 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
Murder of innocents -- The making of an activist -- Growing years -- Inheritance: ancient glory -- Grandma's tale and woman's war -- Flaming torches -- Insurgency -- AFSPA, the unlawful law -- 'Habitual offender' -- Redefining development -- Women's solidarity: movement against rape -- Body politics: two unique protests -- Soul-force and non-violence -- Civil Disobedience and democratic dissent -- Widening circles: flight to Delhi -- Solitary confinement -- A pure activist for human rights -- Solidarity: the power of the powerless -- The road to peace -- Miles to go -- Epilgoue: inside the labyrinth
9780143103691
Irom Sharmila, 1972- --Pacifists--Biography--Manipur, India
Human Rights Workers--Biography--Manipur, India
Abuse of Administrative Power--Armed Forces--Manipur, India
Peace-building--Manipur, India
920 / MEH/B