Mother, Where's My Country?: Looking for Light in the Darkness of Manipur

By Anubha Bhonsle

In her powerful, poignant book—one of the best non-fiction works from India in recent years—Anubha Bhonsle examines the tangled and tragic history of Manipur, and of much of India’s North East. Through the story of Irom Sharmila—on a protest fast since 2000—and many others who have fallen victim to violence or despa

• Language: English
• Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
• Release date: Jan 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9789385288364

Anubha Bhonsle

Anubha Bhonsle is a journalist based in Delhi. She has reported extensively on politics, gender, human rights and the Armed Forces. Over the last ten years much of her reportage has concentrated on the impact of long-standing conflict. Anubha has reported extensively from Jammu and Kashmir and the North East of India, especially Manipur. She is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for her reportage on funding of political parties. In 2014 she was given the Chameli Devi Award for her body of work. The Jury at the New York Film Festival has commended her documentaries on Irom Sharmila and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Anubha is Executive Editor at CNN-IBN. 'Mother, Where's My Country?' is her first book.