Amitav Ghosh: ‘Young people understand climate crisis in a way my generation has failed to’

Jnanpith award-winning author Amitav Ghosh, who will be speaking today at the Sharjah International Book Fair, tells Anand Raj OK how a spice spelt doom for an island and its culture, why he is not optimistic about climate summits and what keeps him hopeful

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The 65-year-old is optimistic about the youth of today: “Many young people around the world are giving up the consumerist lifestyle; that is one thing to be optimistic about.”
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Amitav Ghosh will be speaking at Sharjah International Book fair today (Friday, November 12) at the Intellectual Hall at 8.30pm.

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