The Personal Is Political: An Activist’s Memoir

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‘Aruna Roy reflects on [a] life of deep engagement, weaving the personal and [the] political. A great inspiration.’ – Amartya Sen & Jean Dreze

‘A brilliant and riveting feminist manifesta for social change.’ – V (Formerly Eve Ensler)

‘There are many who speak, but very few who act. This book is a testimonial to the fact that change comes only with action and reinforces the proverb “Actions are the best words spoken”.’ – Perumal Murugan

Magsaysay Award-winning social activist Aruna Roy’s remarkably forthright memoir is the story of two parallel journeys—a fifty-year-long engagement with public action in India, and a personal narrative that traces how the author has striven to convert her ideological convictions into practice.