Sunday November 15, 01:33 AM

Source: Indian Express Finance

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By fe Bureaus
It s a plastic world Despite governments banning the use of different forms of plastic, this ubiquitous facet of modern life has spawned a parallel economy. Of Poverty and Plastic: Scavenging and Scrap Trading Entrepreneurs in India s Urban Informal Economy applies an interdisciplinary approach to plastic recycling economy of Delhi. Of Poverty and Plastic...; Kaveri Gill; OUP; Rs 650; Pp xix+280 Life on the margins A fictional reconstruction of the life of a fearsome dacoit who terrorised the erstwhile United Provinces of British India in the 1920s. Finally captured and scheduled to hang the next morning, he awaits Lt Col Samuel Pearce s arrival in Haldwani jail. As the Englishman listens, he recounts incredible feats and narrow escapes, of the camaraderie he shared with his bhantu companions, of his love for the nautanki dancer Phulkanwar, and of the shocking betrayal that brought him to the gallows. Confession of Sultana Daku...; Sujit Saraf; Hamish Hamilton; Rs 399; Pp 296 Big game country To the Elephant Graveyard: A True Story of the Hunt for a Man-killing Indian Elephant traces the story of an elephant on the rampage in Assam. The elephant has killed dozens of farmers, and local forestry officers. Powerless to stop him, they issue a warrant for the rogue s destruction and call in the one man equipped to bring an end to the killing. A series of photographs bring alive the landscape that few get to witness, let alone encounter wild fauna in. To the Elephant Graveyard...; Tarquin Hall; Penguin; Rs 299; Pp xii+260