Leelakumariamma (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 144.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. The Life-Giver, translated from the Malayalam Jeevadayini, narrates the life of Leelakumariamma, whose struggle against endosulfan spraying in Kerala's Kasaragod district is a monumental chapter in Indian environmental activism. Joining the agriculture department during the Green Revolution, she witnessed firsthand the deadly toll of chemical pesticides and the marginalisation of traditional farming. When aerial spraying of endosulfan—'the toxic rain'—claimed her own brother's life, grief turned into courage. She launched a legal battle that shook the establishment. Facing relentless intimidation, official hostility, and a suspected attempt on her life, she refused to back down. Her historic victory secured a life-saving ban, protecting humans and nature alike. Written in unvarnished, deeply moving prose, this memoir makes an urgent argument for the ethical ecological citizenship our troubled world demands.…