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Lunch With a Bigot: The Writer in the World
By
Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar is Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College. He is the author of
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Duke University Press
Copyright:
This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-0-8223-7539-5
Publication date:
2015
Book Chapter
The Mines of Jadugoda
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Published:April 2015
In Jadugoda, in an area that was formerly a part of Bihar, and where the author spent a part of his boyhood, uranium mining has claimed many victims. Most of them are from India’s aboriginal population and there is little sharing of information about the dangers of radioactive waste. A large number of youths are born deformed, their bodies stunted and their minds undeveloped.
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