Letter to India: Urvashi Butalia Believes India Has Lost Respect
“When this nation was formed, it stood for something. Now, India has lost respect,” says Urvashi Butalia.
Urvashi Butalia is a prominent feminist and founder of Zubaan Books, which is an imprint of Kali for Women – India's first feminist publishing house. In her letter to India, Urvashi says the when this this nation was formed, this nation stood for something. Now, she believes, India has lost respect.
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