'The Chipko Movement: A People's Movement' by historian, activist, and writer Shekhar Pathak, translated from Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry (Permanent Black & Ashoka University), has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022, .
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Five fascinating books have been shortlisted for the fifth Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize, recognising and celebrating outstanding non-fiction writings on modern and contemporary India. The shortlisted books range from histories of nationalism through local voices, to analysis of an environmental movement, the portrait of a diverse community, and contemporary ideas of feminism and data – all converging towards an optimistic future.