TERRA VIVA

One of the world s most prominent radical scientists The Guardian Vandana Shiva is an expert on the dangers of gobalization whose analysis has helped us understand this situation much more deeply Russell Brand A powerful new memoir published to coincide with Vandana Shiva s 70th birthday Vandana Shiva has been described in many ways the Gandhi of Grain a rock star in the battle against GMOs and the most powerful voice for people of the developing world For over four decades she has vociferously advocated for diversity indigenous knowledge localisation and real democracy she has been at the forefront of seed saving food sovereignty and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature the polarization of societies and indiscriminate corporate greed In Terra Viva Dr Shiva shares her most memorable campaigns alongside some of the world s most celebrated activists and environmentalists all working towards a livable planet and healthier democracies For the very first time she also recounts the stories of her childhood in post partition India the influence of the Himalayan forests she roamed her parents who saw no difference in the education of boys and girls at a time when this was not the norm and the Chipko movement whose women we