
Born of a shared belief in a more equal and compassionate world, There Is Nothing That Wouldn’t Change brings together an extraordinary, intimate conversation between acclaimed writer Perumal Murugan and social activist Bezwada Wilson. Their friendship, forged during one of the most turbulent phases of Murugan’s life, lends this unscripted exchange a rare and powerful honesty.
At its heart, the book chronicles Wilson’s decades-long struggle to eradicate manual scavenging and restore dignity to sanitation workers. Yet, the dialogue ventures far beyond activism. The conversation is raw and deeply personal, and traverses the complex terrains of caste, politics, conviction, doubt and the profound enduring bonds of friendship.
This book refuses easy answers. It is an insightful, provocative and deeply humane book that compels readers to confront uncomfortable realities while imagining what a truly just society might look like.
Imprint: India Hamish Hamilton
Published: Aug/2026
ISBN: 9789377301477 (Hardback)
Length : 208 Pages
MRP : ₹499.00
Perumal Murugan’s body of work boasts of several novels, short story collections and poetry anthologies. An author and scholar, Murugan write in Tamil. His bibliography has also been translated into many languages over the years. His new book Songs of a Coward : Poems of Exile weave an exquisite tapestry of rich images and turbulent […]