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1 online resource (310 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro -- A Note of Thanks -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII -- IX -- X -- XI -- References -- Chapter 2: The Disease of Gigantism -- Tryst with Destiny -- Taming of the Mahanadi -- Dam as a Cure of All Maladies -- Disbelief, Hope and Despair -- Broken Promises -- The Exodus -- The Story of Unending Misery -- The Supreme Sacrifice -- References -- Chapter 3: What the King Gave Happily -- And Quiet Flows the Brahmani -- Taming the Turbulent Brahmani -- Threading the Rengali Resistance -- Thrown into the Wilderness -- Living on the Edge |
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The Saga of Endless Struggle, Endless Misery -- References -- Chapter 4: Jai Gandhamardan -- The Myth-Laden Mountain -- BALCO Sneaks In -- The Moment of Reckoning -- The Simmering Rebellion -- The NSS Camp -- Visit of the Himalayan Sadhu -- The Theatre of the Oppressed -- The Andolan Intensifies -- The Bauxite in the Belly -- References -- Chapter 5: The Conch and the Missile -- A Gift -- The Conch -- The Betel -- The Missile -- Janata Curfew -- The Laxman Rekha -- Art in Resistance -- Death of a Leader -- References -- Chapter 6: Chilika Teere -- Contending Claims -- To Whom Does Chilika Belong |
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Resisting Tata -- Stranglehold of Outsiders Tightens -- Police Firing at Sorana -- The Choking of Chilika -- The Uncertain Future -- References -- Chapter 7: The Kia in Rage -- The Story of Kewda -- A Morning in the Land of Kia Flowers -- TISCO and People's Resistance -- Police Firing in Chatrapur -- Sindhigaon Under Siege -- Lives Rehabilitated -- The Long Wait -- Jai Titanium -- References -- Chapter 8: The Song of the Mali -- Fragility of Subsistence and Welfare Work -- Earthworms Rise in the Black Shadow of Companies -- March for the Mali -- Company's Trick: All Party Development Committee |
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Kashipur Developed into Martyrdom -- The Commission of Enquiry -- Purchasing Opinion -- Turning Kashipur into a Police Barrack -- The Crushing of Dreams and Birla's Rising Sun -- Hope of a Glowworm -- The Deep Disquiet -- References -- Chapter 9: Juhar Niyamraja -- The Children of Niyamraja -- The Beast on the Prowl -- The Many-Faced Beast 'Transforms' Kalahandi -- Whose Law Protects the People -- Going Green in Kalahandi -- Jai Niyamraja -- The Price of the Victory -- References -- Chapter 10: The Taste of Steel -- The Steel Rush -- 2 January 2006 -- The Persecution Intensifies |
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The Common Corridor -- Sini Soi in Prison -- Picking up the Fragments -- What Kalinganagar Portends -- References -- Chapter 11: The Betel Smiles -- The Memorandum of Misunderstanding -- Resistance Sparks Off -- Dhaan, Mina and Paan -- Barricades Against POSCO -- The Panchayat Elections -- The Transit Camp -- The Death of Tarun Mandal -- The FRA Ceases to Exist -- Children of a Lesser God -- Magical Hands -- The Blast -- We Are the Original People -- Gobindpur Matters -- Fragmentation of Ties -- POSCO Exits -- References -- Epilogue -- Annexure A: Interview Dateline |
| Summary |
The book brings to the reader a set of political and social narratives woven around people's resistance against big dams, mining and industrial projects, in short, displacement and dispossession in Odisha, India. This saga of dispossession abounds with stories and narratives of ordinary peasants, forest dwellers, fisher folk and landless wage laborers, which make the canvas of resistance history more complete. The book foregrounds these protagonists and the events that marked their lives; they live in the coastal plains as well as the hilly and forested areas of south and south-west Odisha. The authors have chronicled the development trajectory from the construction of the Hirakud Dam in the 1950s to the entry of corporations like POSCO and Vedanta in contemporary times. It thus covers extensive ground in interrogating the nature of industrialization being ushered into the state from post-independent India till today. The book depicts how and why people resist the development juggernaut in a state marked with endemic poverty. In unraveling this complex reality, the book conveys the world view of a vast section of people whose lives and livelihoods are tied up to land, forests, mountains, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, trees, vines and bushes. These narratives fill a yawning gap in resistance literature in the context of Odisha. In doing so, they resonate with the current predicament of people in other mineral-rich states in Eastern India. The book is an endeavour to bring Odisha on the map of resistance politics and social movements in India and across the world. Ranjana Padhi is a writer and activist based in Bhubaneswar. She has authored Those Who Did Not Die: Impact of the Agrarian Crisis on Women in Punjab (2012). She also writes for journals and web portals. Nigamananda Sadangi is a writer and translator based in Bhubaneswar. He contributes articles to Odia periodicals and journals |
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Annexure B: Glossary of Odia Words |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Government, Resistance to -- India -- Odisha -- History
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Eviction -- India -- Odisha -- History
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Development studies.
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Social work.
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Political economy.
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Development economics & emerging economies.
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Social Science -- Sociology -- General.
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Social Science -- Social Work.
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Political Science -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Business & Economics -- Development -- General.
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Eviction
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Government, Resistance to
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India -- Odisha
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sadangi, Nigamananda, author
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| ISBN |
9789811507175 |
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9811507171 |
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