{"product_id":"9789385755279","title":"The Ballad of Bant Singh: A Qissa of Courage","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of 5th January 2006, Bant Singh, a Dalit agrarian labourer and activist in Punjab’s Jhabar village, was ambushed and brutally beaten by upper-caste Jat men armed with iron rods and axes. He lost both his arms and a leg in the attack. It was punishment for having fought for justice for his minor daughter who had been gang-raped. But his spirit was not broken, and he continues to fight for equality and dignity for millions like him, inspiring them with his revolutionary songs and his courage.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJournalist and writer Nirupama Dutt tells Bant Singh’s story in this powerful book which is both the biography of an extraordinary human being and a comment on the deep fault lines in Punjabi and Indian society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175319355632,"sku":"9789385755279","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789385755279_p0.jpg?v=1763675326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789385755279","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}