{"product_id":"island-on-edge-the-great-nicobar-crisis-by-pankaj-sekhsaria","title":"Island on Edge: The Great Nicobar Crisis by Pankaj Sekhsaria","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTHE URGENT TRUTH BEHIND THE GREAT NICOBAR MEGA-PROJECT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eA colossal ₹82,000 crore infrastructure plan threatens to irreversibly alter one of India’s most fragile ecosystems. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"117\"\u003eIsland on Edge\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive, critical investigation into the mega-development project slated for the Great Nicobar Island, including a proposed transshipment terminal, airport, power plant, and a massive new township.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eFollowing his acclaimed work \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eThe Great Nicobar Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, Pankaj Sekhsaria—a researcher with over thirty years of experience in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands—returns to expose the legal, ethical, and environmental blind spots that continue to haunt this project. Through a collection of sharp, data-backed articles, Sekhsaria explores the on-ground reality, the threat to indigenous communities and their languages, and the precarious state of the island's unique biodiversity. This is an essential, timely study of environmental justice in modern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-read for environmentalists and citizens:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExpert Analysis:\u003c\/b\u003e Authored by Pankaj Sekhsaria, a leading authority on the ecology and culture of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCritical Investigation:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncovers the hidden costs of the development project, from legal loopholes to potential ecological collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAdvocacy for Indigenous Rights:\u003c\/b\u003e Highlights the profound impact of the project on the fragile lives and cultures of the island's native communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEnvironmental Urgency:\u003c\/b\u003e A crucial addition to modern environmental literature that demands attention to a pressing national issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eUnderstand what is at stake for our nation's biodiversity. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003eIsland on Edge\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at Beetle Bookshop today!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450287812891,"sku":null,"price":424.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/910QBZXybVL._SL1500.jpg?v=1783058466","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/island-on-edge-the-great-nicobar-crisis-by-pankaj-sekhsaria","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}