Do you believe in the power of nature and its ways to maintain the equilibrium? Do you agree that protecting our environment should be the foremost concern in building a healthy and happy nation? If you thrive to contribute to an environmental cause, then this book will show you the direction.

Book Name: Oxygen Manifesto – A battle for the environment 

Author: Atulya Misra

Publisher: Rupa Publications 

Genre: Fiction 

Pages: 195

Book Blurb:

This book is not only environment-centric but also enlightens the history of India; depicting the petty politics which demolished the growth of the nation. It talks about vote banks, the hierarchical legacy being followed from generations, the settled corruption, division based on caste system and many other ill practiced rules and regulations regarding power and governance in India post independence. 

It starts with a war cry to save the environment and with the pace of time, hard work and perseverance, the battle is won by the ordinary people, for a better cause of the ordinary people making the environment more eco-friendly.

It unfolds the journey of an officer who is on a mission to find out Ravi, the most sought after person in India, who is missing. It narrates the officer’s search of his protagonist in depth, who travelled to many places including far-away foreign lands. 

To dive deep into the struggles to establish a community of people who dedicated their lives for the environment to flourish, to know more about the man of action ‘Thatha’ behind this huge movement, and to search the main protagonist ‘Ravi’, grab this book with a cup of herbal tea amidst the nature. 

About the Author:

Atulya Misra is a senior officer of Indian Administrative Services; currently posted as the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department in Government of Tamil Nadu. He has earlier worked as Principal Secretary in the departments of Industries, Environment & Forests, and Transport. He has also served as chairman of different organizations, including Chennai Port Trust, Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board, Titan and TNPL. 

Atulya Misra is an alumnus of Scindia School, Gwalior; Hindu College, University of Delhi; TERI University, Delhi; universities of Texas and Yale, USA; and Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK. He was awarded a doctorate by Anna University, Chennai, for his work on carbon footprint. He has written numerous papers for scientific journals. This is his first book.

Writing style of Author:

The author has a candid and persuasive style of writing. His writing style clearly reflects his love and care towards the environment, his sincerity and his duties towards Mother Earth and all forms of life on this beautiful planet. 

Take-aways:

This is the only planet that is endowed with life and it’s our responsibility to sustain it without disturbing the natural cycles and life-yielding circles, make it more beautiful, more green for the future generations to survive. 

Pros:

1. Short chapters, each focusing on a valid point, make it a quick read.

2. Well researched chapters on a varied subjects related to politics, environment, technology, religion, etc. makes it an intellectual and knowledgeable read. 

3. It focuses effortlessly on the primary cause of survival and sustenance of the common mob and highlights the priorities in their lives in terms of natural habitat and environment protection in an admirable way.

4. It correlates the existence and evolution process, in a very simple yet impactful way, urging us to maintain a healthy ratio between our demands and the natural supply and zeroed on to a manifesto with a motive to create an environment where everyone can breathe a pure form of air, the means of survival; Oxygen. 

Feedback:

The author has elaborated the issues, concerns and the solutions related to the environmental cause in depth but a bit of more dialogue exchange between the characters would have made it more appealing.

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I would like to recommend this book to all as a reminder of their responsibility towards Mother Earth and its environment.

Disclaimer:

A copy of this book has been sent by ‘Rupa Publications’ under a ‘Book Review Program’ in exchange of an honest review.