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The Living Mountain

Written by: Amitav Ghosh, Pallavi Bharti, Ranjit Madgavkar
Narrated by: Pallavi Bharti, Ranjit Madgavkar
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A new story from internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, The Living Mountain is a cautionary tale of how we have systematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.

Recounted as a dream, this is a fable about Mahaparbat, the Living Mountain; the indigenous valley dwellers who live and prosper in its shelter; the assault on the mountain for commercial benefit by the Anthropoi, humans whose sole aim is to reap the bounty of nature; and the disaster that unfolds as a result.

The Living Mountain is especially relevant today when we have been battling a pandemic and are facing a climate catastrophe: both of which are products of our insufficient understanding of mankind's relationship with nature, and our sustained appropriation and abuse of natural resources. This is a book of our times, for our times, and it will resonate strongly with readers of all ages.

 Environment Fairy Tales Fantasy Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science
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Ruthless satire on the British colonial empire and unending exploitation of the Indian sub continent. Amazing performance by Ranjit and Pallavi.

Amazing Read

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Loved it and tried to understand the underlying meaning of the thoughts of the author.

beautifully written ❤️

Short but deep!

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The story is wonderful and even more amazing is the narration especially by Pallavi Bharti. Absolutely loved it👌

Amazing

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the background score, the narration everything helped create an amazing atmospheric experience. thank you for this.

brilliantly performed

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Such a multilayered story !
I could relate the fable to so many things from our history, to environment, to morality and society. Loved the narrators.
I wish I had a bookclub like that 🤭

Beautiful ! as is expected of Ghosh ❤️

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