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The History-Sheeter by Dr. Kafeel Khan - Book Discussion.The History-Sheeter has just been published by Juggernaut. It is a sequel to my earlier book, The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy, which documented the BRD Medical College tragedy and what followed.
The History-Sheeter is my searing account of that third arrest, from incarceration through the COVID-19 pandemic to the fictionalization of my story in Shah Rukh Khan’s film Jawan. It reveals what I believe is the darkest side of the Indian state, and how dissent is punished, criminalized, and crushed.
Author Profile – Dr Kafeel Khan
Dr Kafeel Khan is a Professor of Paediatrics, author, social activist and public-health advocate. He is the author of The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy, published by Pan Macmillan India, which was shortlisted at the Mumbai and Bengaluru Literature Festivals and later became part of the story fictionalised in Shah Rukh Khan’s film Jawan. His latest book, The History-Sheeter, published by Juggernaut, is a sequel to that memoir and chronicles his subsequent experiences with imprisonment, the justice system and life after release.
He is also the author of the widely used Manipal Manual of Clinical Paediatrics, now in its fifth edition, and MAA, which led to Project MAA, an AI-powered voice assistant providing accessible health information from pregnancy through adolescence.
Through the Dr Kafeel Khan Mission Smile Foundation, he has conducted over 350 free medical camps, reaching more than 100,000 children across India. He is also the founder of Doctors on Road and the Health for All campaign, advocating the right to healthcare.
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