Burning Bright

<p><b>The true story of the 'Iron Lady of Manipur' who fasted for 16 years against AFSPA</b> <p/>Ten innocent people were mowed down by security forces in Malom a village near Imphal in November 2000. The perpetrators were not punished protected under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act which empowers military and para-military personnel to arrest shoot even kill anyone on the grounds of mere suspicion. In response to this tragedy--one among many such atrocities--Irom Sharmila a young Manipuri began an indefinite hunger strike. The government arrested her and force-fed her through nasal tubes. She was released and re-arrested innumerable times but she stood by her demand. In July 2016 Irom brought her sixteen years of hunger strike to an end and decided to contest the elections. <p/> <i>Burning Bright</i> is a hard-hitting account of a people caught between the crossfire of militants and security forces; of a once-sovereign kingdom whose culture has been brutally violated; of the many voices of dissent-from underground groups to the Meira Paibis a women's movement opposed to all forms of violence whether by the state or insurgents and a moving portrait of 'the Iron Lady of Manipur'.</p>