Ebook: Unclaimed Harvest: An Oral History of the Tebhaga Women's Movement

Product Description
1943: As the British Empire draws to a close, the state of Bengal is just emerging from the grip of famine. Exploited mercilessly by feudal landlords, landless peasants rise in protest and launch a movement to retain two-thirds of the grain they harvest - Tebhaga.

About the Author
Kavita Panjabi is Professor of Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She has long been active in the women's and civil liberties movements and is an independent scholar who has worked on a range of subjects.