A poetic and heartfelt plea to restore a wounded planet. By Suprabha Seshan.
Author Suprabha Seshan writes:
‘The words, thoughts and images in this piece are traces left in my life by various river people, including activists and ecologists. The voice however, is singular: of a woman by the Kabini River in southern India, listening to the news and thinking of women along the Chalakudy River fighting the Athirapally dam.’
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