{"product_id":"14220-icons-of-social-change","title":"Icons of Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Scharada Bail\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\/Puffin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 130\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0143334832\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIcons brings you the stories of the men and women who have changed the face of India as we know it. By their achievements in their chosen fields, they have provided us with inspiration and encouragement. Each of the ten stories is a revelation of how talent, determination and individual aspiration can make heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e. This book tells us about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAHASWETA DEVI, the brilliant Bengali writer who through her writings and her work among tribals in various parts of India has brought to light their pitiable living conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAGA AMTE, who fought against the stigma associated with leprosy and set up a community for leprosy patients which is self-sufficient in every way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHANDI PRASAD BHATT, the man behind the famous Chipko Movement and guardian of the dwindling forests of Garhwal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ N KAUL, the founder of the SOS Children’s villages in India, who has helped innumerable orphaned children rebuild their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELA BHATT, who encouraged he exploited women workers of Ahmedabad to take charge of their finances through the cooperative, SEWA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBINDESHWAR PATHAK, the first to acknowledge and work actively towards spreading awareness about the right to cleanliness and privacy through Sulabh, a chain of public toilets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eARUNA ROY, who started the Right to Information movement so that every citizen knows how public funds are being utilized by the elected representatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUGATHA KUMARI, the poet and environmental activist from Kerala who restored a destroyed forest and went on to start a shelter for battered, homeless and exploited women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAJENDRA SINGH, who achieved what many thought impossible by bringing water back into the wells and rivers of western Rajasthan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSANDEEP PANDEY, the man whose mission is to transform the lives of India’s underprivileged children through education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of these stories is a lesson in how unswerving resolve and dedication can change the world and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahasweta Devi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaba Amte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChandi Prasad Bhatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ N Kaul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEla Bhat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBindeshwar Pathak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAruna Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSugatha Kumari \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRajendera Singh \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSandeep Pandey\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Scharada Bail \/ Penguin\/Puffin \/ Paperback","offer_id":40782953808041,"sku":"14220","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/14220.jpg?v=1625495596","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/14220-icons-of-social-change","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}