Unearthed: The Environmental History of Independent India
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Author: Meghaa Gupta
9780143450917 | PB | pp. 232 | 2020 | Penguin Random House
Unearthed: The Environmental History of Independent India by Meghaa Gupta takes a look at the country’s historical movements and significant green missions since 1947.
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Unearthed: The Environmental History of Independent India by Meghaa Gupta takes a look at the country's historical movements and significant green missions since 1947.
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Protesting against dams, protecting tigers, hugging trees, saving seeds, making room for elephants, battling mountains of waste, fighting air pollution, coping with soaring temperatures-India and its people have shared a remarkable relationship with the environment.
From the Green Revolution to the National Action Plan on Climate Change, Unearthed: An Environmental History of Independent India chronicles the country’s historical movements and significant green missions since 1947. Interspersed with lots of trivia, tales of eco-heroes and humorous cartoons, this easy-to-read account uncovers the story of a past with the hope that we will rewrite India’s future.
| Authors: | Meghaa Gupta |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780143450917 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 232 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
About the Author
The author's exploits in history are the outcome of an irrepressible urge to contextualize the challenges of the present with the past and make greater sense of the times we live in. She works in children's publishing and firmly believes that all change begins with getting children to read books that demystify the world and its infinite possibilities. Meghaa has contributed to the history book On this Day (Dorling Kindersley, 2021) and is the author of the widely-acclaimed Unearthed: An Environmental History of Independent India (Puffin, 2020). She curates the children's and youth section of the Green Lit Fest and the online magazine Sustainability Next.
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