Calendar Event: Book Talk – How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? with Suchitra Vijayan (UC Berkeley)

📅 Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 10 Stephens Hall, ISAS Conference Room, UC Berkeley

📖 Event Description:
Join us for a thought-provoking book talk featuring Suchitra Vijayan, author of How Long Can the Moon Be Caged?: Voices of Indian Political Prisoners. In conversation with Dr. Angana P. Chatterji, Chair of the Political Conflict, Gender and People’s Rights Research Initiative and Research Anthropologist at UC Berkeley, the discussion will explore state violence, political prisoners, and the fight for justice in India.

🎙️ Speaker:

• Suchitra Vijayan – Essayist, lawyer, photographer, and founder of The Polis Project

• Moderator: Dr. Angana P. Chatterji

📢 Presented by:

• CRG – Political Conflict, Gender and People’s Rights Initiative (PCRes)

• Co-sponsored by the Institute for South Asia Studies

📝 Registration Required: Registration Link
📧 For Accommodations & Inquiries: Contact Ariana Ceja at centerrg@berkeley.edu at least 7-10 days in advance.

🌍 Learn more about the event and Suchitra Vijayan’s work:

• The Polis Project

• Institute for South Asia Studies

Don't miss this important discussion on political imprisonment and resistance.