Rajni Bakshi
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Rajni Bakshi is a Mumbai
-based freelance journalist and author. She writes about social and political movements in contemporary India
. Her journalism has appeared in many English and Hindi newspapers and magazines. Bakshi attended school in Kingston, Jamaica
, Indraprastha College (Delhi), George Washington University
(Washington D.C.) and Rajasthan University (Jaipur).
She is the author of Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom (2009) which won two Vodafone Crossword Book Award
s, one in the "Non Fiction" category, and one in the "Popular Award" category.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
-based freelance journalist and author. She writes about social and political movements in contemporary India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Her journalism has appeared in many English and Hindi newspapers and magazines. Bakshi attended school in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, Indraprastha College (Delhi), George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
(Washington D.C.) and Rajasthan University (Jaipur).
She is the author of Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom (2009) which won two Vodafone Crossword Book Award
Vodafone Crossword Book Award
Vodafone Crossword Book Award is an Indian book award sponsored by Vodafone and Crossword Bookstores. It is India's biggest private sector award. The Award was instituted in 1998 with the intention of competing with The Booker Prize, Commonwealth Writers' Prize or The Pulitzer Prize.The award...
s, one in the "Non Fiction" category, and one in the "Popular Award" category.
Works
- The Long Haul: The Bombay Textile Workers Strike of 1982-83 (1986; Great Bombay Textile StrikeGreat Bombay Textile StrikeThe Great Bombay Textile Strike was a textile strike called on 18 January 1982 by the mill workers of Bombay under trade union leader Dutta Samant. The purpose of the strike was to obtain bonus and wage increases...
) - The Dispute Over Swami Vivekananda's Legacy (1993; Swami VivekanandaSwami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
) - Bapu Kuti: Journeys in Rediscovery of Gandhi (1998)
- LETS Make it Happen: Alternative Economics (2003)
- An Economics for Well-Being (2003)
- Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom (2009)