Foot Soldier of the Constitution

Who is Teesta Setalvad? For the Hindu Right she is a dangerous impediment to India's onward march to 'glory'. This is the story of the real Teesta - inheritor of the best and most progressive traditions of India's struggle for freedom a ceaseless and courageous fighter for justice. In these moving memoirs she speaks of the influence of her grandfather and father her early career as a journalist her coming to political maturity during the horrific violence in Mumbai after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in the winter of 1992-93 her own trajectory as an activist with fellow traveler Javed and of course her role during and after the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat. This is a stirring inspiring tale of determination courage fortitude and an unshakeable commitment to constitutional principles.