The Sickle by Anita Agnihotri Manto Provision for hanging on the

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And an extraordinary adventure is about to begin

He is the perfect antidote to our times

' - Urdu for 'Freedom'-is the slogan of the freedom struggle in Kashmir against what the Kashmiris see as the Indian Occupation

The Sickle by Anita Agnihotri Manto Provision for hanging on theAUTHOR : Anita Agnihotri TRANSLATED BY: Arunava Sinha GENRE : TRANSLATION (BANGLA) QUICK TAKE: 'This novel, which tells the shocking story of rural men and a peasant life destined to sink into misery, is a must read in contemporary India. SYNOPSIS: A Through the lives of farmers, migrant labourers and activists in Marathwada and western Maharashtra, Agnihotri illuminates,with shocking clarity, a series of intersecting and overlapping crises: female