Alma Kabutari

Like Chittor Rani Padmini of yore, from whom the kabutaris are descended, the onus of reclaiming human status for her oppressed people falls on Alma.The story of a young woman’s evolution from victim to survivor to tenacious rebel, Alma Kabutari opens a window to the suffering and exploitation of a tribe that teeters at the fringes of society even today, and that urgently needs our concern and empathy.

Author: Maitreyi Pushpa

Illustrator: Raji Narasimhan