HARPER COLLINS AND LITERATI INVITE YOU TO THE LAUNCH OF
CLEAR HOLD BUILD BY SUDEEP CHAKRAVARTI ON SATURDAY 11 OCT AT 7 PM AT LITERATI. DEAN D'CRUZ WILL BE IN CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR The Literati Book club will meet on Friday 10 Oct at 8.15 p.m. to discuss a Man of the People by Chinua Achebe over potluck. And LITERATI has been awarded Bookstore of the Year at Publishing Next 2014 REVIEWS OF CLEAR HOLD BUILD In a world where business goes head-to-head with human rights, _Clear Hold Build _ [1]offers a timely look at 21st century India's human rights flashpoints - Vedanta, Tata Steel, Posco, Kudankulam and more. Sudeep Chakravarti [2] uses his formidable journalistic skills to collate and analyse testimonies of local stakeholders and senior executives, activists, and bureaucrats across conflict zones in India to paint a provocative and hard-hitting picture of market forces trumping the needs of communities that get in their way. Mr Chakravarti's insistence on highlighting the human face of corporate progress isn't just timely, it's overdue...Although "human rights" remains a much maligned word amongst Indian corporates, Mr Chakravarti has sought to bring it to the forefront, start a national-level debate and eventually alter the ways in which corporates and governments interact with local communities...he offers several interesting pointers for responsible business planning and policymaking. No wonder, then, that the book has already made it to the reference list at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad!..._Clear Hold Build _is a fascinating...thought-provoking read. - BUSINESS STANDARD _Sudeep Chakravarti's new book offers a checklist of human rights for government and big business. This, he believes, will reduce conflict with local communities. A balanced book with excellent reportage from areas that have been flashpoints of resistance, Clear.Hold.Build_ points out that it makes economic sense for businesses to be considerate when it comes to issues of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation. -_HINDUSTAN TIMES_ Links: ------ [1] http://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news|+|amp|+|q=Clear+Hold+Build [2] http://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news|+|amp|+|q=Sudeep+Chakravarti