Pink sari revolution : a tale of women and power in the badlands of India
Fontanella-Khan, Amana2014
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Sampat Devi Pal was married at 12, and essentially illiterate. Today she leads a vibrant vigilante campaign that's securing women's rights across India: the Pink Gang. When Sheelu was arrested for stealing from a powerful politician in the badlands of India, she was sure that she would be forced to accept a prison sentence, not least because she alleged that she had been abused by a man in the politician's household. But then Sampat Devi Pal heard word of the charges, the formidable commander of the pink-sari-wearing, pink-baton-wielding, 20,000-strong Gulabi Gang, aka the 'Pink' Gang, decided to shake things up. This is the story of Sampat Devi Pal and her Pink Gang.
Main title:
Pink sari revolution : a tale of women and power in the badlands of India / Amana Fontanella-Khan.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2014.
Collation:
xviii, 284 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781780744063 (pbk)1780744064 (pbk)9781780743134 (ebook)
Dewey class:
305.4209 FON305.4209
LC class:
HQ1236.5
Language:
English
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BRN:
288397