“The most enduring images in Killing Days are Joya [Mitra]’s portrayal of fellow prisoners she meets between 1970-74 in various jails in West Bengal…[She] writes as a witness, an observer and an insider…[Her] observations…are of restrained passion, almost dispassionate at times. The subtlety makes the reading more chilling, leaving the reader gasping at the sheer intensity of the feelings. It’s to the credit of the publishers that they have translated Joya’s book so lucidly for a larger audience.”
—The Hindu; October 2004
Gender & Caste
Feminism in India
South Asian Masculinities: Context of Change, Sites of Continuity
Shifting Body Politics: Gender, Nation, State in Pakistan
No Woman’s Land: Women from Pakistan, India & Bangladesh Write on the Partition of India
