13 YEARS: A Naxalite’s Prison Diary

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  • Author  :Ramchandra Singh
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Navayana
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9788195539239

September 1970. Ramchandra Singh enters the Hardoi District Jail in Uttar Pradesh as a naxalite undertrial. Barely twenty, his life of expanding prospects–in studies, politics and love–is reduced to the horizon of a life term. The odds are stacked against the survival of his humanity and imagination, but Singh regenerates his gifts of empathy, humour, reflection and, above all, language–in a secret diary smuggled out with the help of friends. 13 Years offers an unprecedented intimacy with the everyday life of the imprisoned everyman. It challenges us to look without flinching and question our assumptions about crime and punishment.

About the Author

Ramchandra Singh (1949–2018), of Bangarmau village, Uttar Pradesh, was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star, and served on its Central Committee. Madhu Singh is a professor in the Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow.

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