S02E08: The importance of books Ft. Urvashi Butalia

Intersectional Feminism—Desi Style!

When the lockdowns started last year, and we had to spend a lot of time with ourselves, staying within, physically and emotionally, a lot of us found solace in fictional escape and imaginary worlds. We turned to literature for relief, relatability and reference. In todays episode, we will be discussing the importance of reading and books and why it is imperative for more women to tell stories and how stories always sustain us because we are all our stories in the end!
Joining us in this episode is Urvashi Butalia, a feminist writer, publisher and activist. She is known for her work in the women's movement of India, as well as for authoring books such as The Other Side of Silence: Voices from and the Partition of India and Speaking Peace: Women's Voices from Kashmir. She co-founded Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house, in 1984. In 2003, she founded Zubaan Books. In 2011, she was awarded the Padma Shri, for her work in Literature and Education.