Che in Paona Bazaar

Kishalay Bhattacharjee

Pan Macmillan India, 248 pages, Rs 399

North-east India is not just a hotbed for insurgency, a stop-over on every international rock band’s schedule, or a place where used syringes lie waiting in dark alleys. Bhattacharjee, former North-east Resident Editor for NDTV, delves deep into the state of Manipur and discovers a people who stage their own daily rebellion by living and thriving against all odds.