I Know the Psychology of Rats

Saeed Mirza, Nachiket Patwardhan

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Tulika Books
01 August 2023

Memoirs; History; Comparative politics

"""Why am I writing this book? . . . Will all of this make sense to my readers? I do not know, but I have to get this off my chest. I have to present this incredibly wonderful, crazy, and vulnerable friend of mine to the world. Because he deserves it, and I firmly believe, he had not 'lost it'. . . I hope the reader will find the book interesting because there is a story in it . . . Of a deeply passionate Indian and world citizen. A citizen who, by using humor, the absurd, and the grotesque, attempted to unravel our times, and the world we had inherited. I first met him at the Film School in Pune in 1973 . . . He would become my friend, partner, and finally close confidante. His name was Kundan Shah. He was the one who, in 1987, said: 'I know the psychology of rats.' Kundan Shah died on 7 October 2017."""

By: Saeed Mirza, Nachiket Patwardhan
Imprint: Tulika Books
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 666g
ISBN: 9788195639205
ISBN 10: 8195639208
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Saeed Mirza, author and filmmaker, is a pioneer of the ‘New Wave’ progressive cinema in India. All his films have won major awards, including the National Film Awards. He is the director of the popular television serials Nukkad and Intezaar, as well as several documentary films on social welfare and cultural activism. Nachiket Patwardhan, architect, artist and filmmaker, has been illustrating books since 1971.

Reviews for I Know the Psychology of Rats

His new book, I Know the Psychology of Rats, is. . . About friendship. It’s a deeply felt ode to his beloved friend and filmmaker Kundan Shah, who gave us the evergreen cinematic gem Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron in 1983. -- Rama Lakshmi * The Print * Here is a book that is at once a revealing memoir, a political treatise, a social commentary, a cinematic insight, even a historical account and above all, a readers’ delight. -- Nonika Singh * Tribune India * This ten-chapter volume, a tribute to Shah, who died in 2017, is a must-read for filmmakers, scholars of cinema, and audiences keen to know how Shah and Mirza. -- Chintan Girish Modi * Hindustan Times *