Jan Myrdal’s Red Star over India book was released at Kolkata book fair

In 2010, the Swedish writer Jan Myrdal (son of Nobel laureates Alva and Gunnar Myrdal) travelled in the tribal heartland of Bastar at an age of 83, and personally interacted with the tribal people and the leadership of CPI (Maoist). The visit resulted in a book, the English version of which was released with the title ”Red Star Over India”, at the Kolkata Book Fair on 28 February 2012. Myrdal was a central figure in the European protest movement against the Vietnam War, has penned more than 80 books, among which are ”Report from a Chinese Village”, ”The Silk Road” and ”India Waits”. He has written fiction, plays and books on literature, art, politics, besides being a prominent supporter of the civil liberties movements in various countries. He has also made a number of feature films and TV documentaries.
While in India, Jan Myrdal has been invited to be the main speaker at a meeting in Delhi on 6 February, giving a talk on ”The War on People in India”. The meeting is organised by the Forum Against War on People.
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