No other story of an Indian woman has ever been told like this - Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, thinker
I read this book with a mix of awe, admiration and envy. I was mesmerized - Naseeruddin Shah, actor
Gita has dedicated her whole life to a movement that serves people - N.V. Ramana, chief justice of India
We fought the police, trekked to courts, were even jailed. But we prevailed - Doonimetla Satyamma, peasant
At once personal and intense, a classic for ages to come - Shantha Sinha, activist
Dangerous to your complacency. Read it before they begin to protest its honesty - Jerry Pinto, writer
The story of a restless soul in search of the path towards change - Bezwada Wilson, activist
Brutally honest… Gita unpicks her own position as a savarna involved in dalit activism - T.M. Krishna, musician
A remarkable woman in whom courage is coupled with conviction - Srinath Reddy, doctor
I was captivated. She writes movingly with passion and candour - Jairam Ramesh, politician
In the history of Eliminedu, there is Before Gita Ramaswamy and After - Gattu Vijayendar, student
The dalits are as much at the centre as the memoirist herself - C. Rammanohar Reddy, editor
A must read for every idealistic person in the country - Suhasini Mulay, actor
A heart-wrenching story of Gita and the lives of the people who mattered to her - Sanjaya Baru, journalist
The Sangam transformed our lives. Once a landless labourer, I even contested local-body elections- Nagati Bacchamma, labourer
Deeply self-reflexive… with a lurking humour and enduring hope - Urvashi Butalia, publisher
Gita Ramaswamy is best known for her work with Hyderabad Book Trust that has published over four hundred titles since 1980. HBT pioneered low-cost books and translations from across the world—from Alex Haley to Mahasweta Devi. She was earlier associated with the Marxist–Leninist movement in Telangana. Going underground during the Emergency in 1975 with her husband Cyril Reddy, she taught English in a dalit basti in Ghaziabad, near Delhi. Starting in 1984, she worked for a decade with the dalits of Ibrahimpatnam and helped them in their fight against bonded labour and landlessness. Gita has authored several books and has translated extensively from Telugu into English.
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