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Author Discussion on the Book: Ecosophies of Freedom

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Author Discussion on the Book: Ecosophies of Freedom

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Join us for a book launch and discussion on Ecosophies of Freedom: Suturing Social, Ecological & Spiritual Rift with the Editors of the Book Milind Wani and Sucharita Dutta-Asane in conversation with Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Anil Menon. Published by Earthcare Books & Kalpavriksh

Sunday, 11th June, 6 pm at Pagdandi Bookstore

About the book

Human suffering as a result of systemic exploitation, social oppression, corruption, patriarchy, war, endemic poverty, intolerance, religious extremism, democracy deficit, climate crises, etc., is there for everyone to see. The crisis is not only social and political but also ecological, moral and spiritual: a great tear is slowly rending apart the delicate fabric that holds the social and natural order together. There is an urgent call to suture this rift before it is too late, before a total civilizational and ecological collapse.
How can we think our way out of this imbroglio? Can the ancient sages and spiritual traditions show a path to happiness and wellbeing? What utopian vision is required to help us re-imagine new responses to old problems of humanity, to usher an era of peace, justice and freedom? How can the wisdom of ages and modern political thought engage constructively to face the challenges of the present and of the future? What role can imagination play in envisioning an ecological and spiritual civilization?
Philosophers, thinkers, teachers, activists, researchers, dreamers, and poets explore some of these themes in this book…

Milind Wani has worked with Kalpavriksh since December 2008. He edits Kalpavriksh’s newsletter People in Conservation. He is a student of the Nalanda school of Buddhism, which also informs his interest in inter-faith dialogues as a way forward towards a syncretic & pluralist community, culture and nation that ensures freedom, justice & well-being for all.

Sucharita Dutta-Asane is a writer and independent book editor based in Pune. She is the author of Cast Out and Other Stories (2018). She is the recipient of the 2013 international Dastaan Award for her short story “Rear View”. In 2008, she received the Oxford Bookstores debuting writers’ (second) award. Her stories and book reviews have appeared in various literary journals and anthologies. She edits Red River Story, an imprint of Red River. She is Fiction editor for the Bangalore Review and teaches a course in Writing and Editing to postgraduate students at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce.

Priya Sarukkai Chabria is an award-winning poet, writer, translator and curator of eleven books that include four poetry collections, two SF novels, translations from Classical Tamil, literary nonfiction, a novel, and two poetry anthologies. She won the Muse India Translation Prize (year), Kitaab Experimental Story Award (year), and Best Reads from Feminist Press (year). In (year), she was awarded (what? Sounds incomplete) for Outstanding Contribution to Literature by the Indian government.
She is the founder-editor of Poetry at Sangam.

Anil Menon’s most recent work is The Inconceivable Idea Of The Sun: Stories, a collection of his speculative short fiction. Menon’s Half of What I Say was shortlisted for the 2016 Hindu Literary Prize. He co-edited Breaking the Bow, an international anthology of short fiction inspired by the Ramayana. His debut YA novel, The Beast With Nine Billion Feet, was shortlisted for the 2010 Vodafone-Crossword award and the 2010 Parallax prize. His short fiction has been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Hebrew, Igbo, and Romanian. He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of The Bombay Literary Magazine.

Copies of the book will be available at the event for purchase and author signing.

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