Day: 8 June 2025

Chitra Nagarajan

‘The Boko Haram Conflict is Still Ongoing!’ Chitra Nagarajan’s First Draft

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Author of The World Was In Our Hands: Voices from the Boko Haram Conflict, Chitra Nagarajan, decided to write a book on the conflict to shift narratives that tended to focus on particular stories—such as the abduction of the Chibok girls: ‘I set out to write a non-fiction book about the Boko Haram conflict but decided put together this collection of narratives instead. I felt these stories would reveal the truth of what is happening in a different (perhaps more compelling!) way.’ Read More...
First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2025