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MANY LIVES OF SYEDA X (Record no. 197756)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789353455071
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Purchased
Note H&C Stores, Ernakulam
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305.42
Item number NEH/MA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Neha Dixit
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title MANY LIVES OF SYEDA X
Remainder of title : Story of an Unknown Indian
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Juggernaut Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 323
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note What does the life of an ordinary working-class Indian look and feel like? In this outstanding book, the award winning journalist Neha Dixit traces the story of one such faceless Indian woman, from the early 1990s to the present day. What emerges is a picture of a life lived under constant corrosive tension. Syeda X left Banaras for Delhi with her young family in the aftermath of riots triggered by the demolition of the Babri Masjid. In Delhi, she settled into the life of a poor migrant, juggling multiple jobs a day - from trimming the loose threads of jeans to cooking namkeen, and from shelling almonds to making tea strainers. Syeda has done over fifty different types of work, earning paltry sums in the process. And if she ever took a day off, her job would be lost to another faceless migrant. Researched for close to a decade, in this book, we meet an unforgettable cast of characters: a rickshaw driver in Chandni Chowk who ends up tragically dead in a terrorist blast; a doctor who gets arrested for pre-natal sex determination; a gau rakshak whose sister elopes with Syeda's son; and policemen who delight in beating young Muslim men.In the end, things comes to a grotesque full circle for Syeda. Her life is upturned for the umpteenth time during the Delhi riots of 2020. But displacement, tragedy and hardships are the things she is used to - being poor and Muslim and a woman. Written with empathy and deep insight, this book is a portal to a harsh world hidden away from elite Indians. It is the story of untold millions and a searing account of urban life in New India".
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social sciences — Social groups
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Women & Muslim women in India
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Lending
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Inventory number Total Checkouts Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2026-01-21 Purchased 599.00 TD-25-CRB-712,2026-01-21 1 1 305.42 NEH/MA E1102582 2026-02-14 2026-01-28 2026-01-21 Lending