Indra Sinha
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About
Writer, nowadays living in southern France. Formerly worked in advertising in London, campaigned for Amnesty International 1990-7, helped launch the Kurdish Disaster Appeal, 1991. In 1994 met Sathyu Sarangi from Bhopal as a result of which we launched the Bhopal Medical Appeal which gives free care to survivors the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster. My novel Animal's People is currently long-listed for the 2007 Man Booker Prize.
Kama Sutra, translation, 1980
Tantra, non-fiction, 1993
The Cybergypsies, a memoir of the pre-internet net, May 1999
The Death of Mr Love, novel, September 2002
Animal's People, novel, March 2007 (long-listed for the 2007 Man Booker Prize)
Snippets from reviews of Animal's People.
From the arresting opening line of Indra Sinha's vivid second novel ("I used to be human once"), the voice of Animal, the narrator, leaps out to grab you by the throat. Bawdy, irreverent and smart... Animal's People - part coming-of-age Bildungsroman, part vicious critique of corporate terrorism - is a bold and punchy tale. New Statesman
Every now and then you come across a novel so honest that it leaves you gasping for breath - like a blow to the solar plexus. The emotion is raw, the story honest and the language simply that of the people. You know that once you start reading it will break your heart and yet you keep turning the pages because the story has to be told. Indian Express
Many of you have read Indra's pieces on bhopal.net, the 777 newsletters and scores of campaign material he has produced in the last fourteen years. imagine all of that anger, sadness, laughter, bawdiness, absurdity and flights of power defying imagination in one book - thats Animal's People. It is an intimately gripping story told by 'Animal' a young survivor of the 'apokalis' [apocalypse] in the city of Khaufpur. Everybody calls him Animal because he lopes on his feet and hands due to his bent spine - damage caused by the gases of the apokalis. He lies, cheats, peeps at bathing women, thinks unprintable thoughts, dreams wet dreams, verges on betraying the cause for justice but throughout remains starkly real and immensely lovable. The people around Animal are fellow survivors, activists, American do gooders, musicians, government officials, lumpens and lust objects. Together it is the story of the have-nothings fighting the have-alls and winning. Khaufpur is as close or far from Bhopal as you want it to be but I am sure you will enjoy the retelling of the many campaigns that all of you have been part of and recognise the intricacies of wickedness and resistance in a gassed city. For sure it has the power to make a whole new set of people curious and potentially sympathetic to the ongoing struggle of Bhopal. The book is published in England and available on Amazon UK . Please forward this and encourage friends to buy this brilliant book. Sathyu Sarangi, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal
Each copy bought via this link earns €1, equal to US$1.20 or £0.60 for the Bhopal Medical Appeal Click image to go to the book's page on Amazon UK.
I like meeting new people and working on good projects together. Apart from my ongoing work with Bhopal, I would particularly like to get involved with helping to preserve the forests of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra and of Patalkot in Madhya Pradesh.
Other special interests:
Aesthetic, ecological, low-cost building methods like hay bale, clay and straw
Low tech household solar energy units
Affordable housing for young people in the UK and France
Kama Sutra, translation, 1980
Tantra, non-fiction, 1993
The Cybergypsies, a memoir of the pre-internet net, May 1999
The Death of Mr Love, novel, September 2002
Animal's People, novel, March 2007 (long-listed for the 2007 Man Booker Prize)
Snippets from reviews of Animal's People.
From the arresting opening line of Indra Sinha's vivid second novel ("I used to be human once"), the voice of Animal, the narrator, leaps out to grab you by the throat. Bawdy, irreverent and smart... Animal's People - part coming-of-age Bildungsroman, part vicious critique of corporate terrorism - is a bold and punchy tale. New Statesman
Every now and then you come across a novel so honest that it leaves you gasping for breath - like a blow to the solar plexus. The emotion is raw, the story honest and the language simply that of the people. You know that once you start reading it will break your heart and yet you keep turning the pages because the story has to be told. Indian Express
Many of you have read Indra's pieces on bhopal.net, the 777 newsletters and scores of campaign material he has produced in the last fourteen years. imagine all of that anger, sadness, laughter, bawdiness, absurdity and flights of power defying imagination in one book - thats Animal's People. It is an intimately gripping story told by 'Animal' a young survivor of the 'apokalis' [apocalypse] in the city of Khaufpur. Everybody calls him Animal because he lopes on his feet and hands due to his bent spine - damage caused by the gases of the apokalis. He lies, cheats, peeps at bathing women, thinks unprintable thoughts, dreams wet dreams, verges on betraying the cause for justice but throughout remains starkly real and immensely lovable. The people around Animal are fellow survivors, activists, American do gooders, musicians, government officials, lumpens and lust objects. Together it is the story of the have-nothings fighting the have-alls and winning. Khaufpur is as close or far from Bhopal as you want it to be but I am sure you will enjoy the retelling of the many campaigns that all of you have been part of and recognise the intricacies of wickedness and resistance in a gassed city. For sure it has the power to make a whole new set of people curious and potentially sympathetic to the ongoing struggle of Bhopal. The book is published in England and available on Amazon UK . Please forward this and encourage friends to buy this brilliant book. Sathyu Sarangi, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal
Each copy bought via this link earns €1, equal to US$1.20 or £0.60 for the Bhopal Medical Appeal Click image to go to the book's page on Amazon UK.
I like meeting new people and working on good projects together. Apart from my ongoing work with Bhopal, I would particularly like to get involved with helping to preserve the forests of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra and of Patalkot in Madhya Pradesh.
Other special interests:
Aesthetic, ecological, low-cost building methods like hay bale, clay and straw
Low tech household solar energy units
Affordable housing for young people in the UK and France
<b>Other special interests:</b>
Aesthetic, ecological, low-cost building methods like hay bale, clay and straw
Low tech household solar energy units
Affordable housing for young people in the UK and France