5.0
informative inspiring fast-paced

This book is about a lot of things; life in rural Bihar, the plague of caste hierarchies, the resulting economic inequality, rampant corruption, state & judicial apathy, electoral politics, and ad hoc campaigning but it is primarily an ode to Sanjay Sahni (a migrant worker turned activist) and mazdoors of Muzaffarpur (mostly women) who through their collective action continue to push the envelope against economic injustice and exploitation. It is a truly inspiring account of citizens from the margins of society, knocking on rusty old doors of polity & bureaucracy and holding them accountable.