India, Sept. 1 -- What unfolded inside prisons while the nation battled the Covid-19 pandemic? How does corruption between jailers and prisoners thrive behind bars? And how are rules quietly bent for high-profile prisoners held in Maharashtra's infamous Anda cells - the high-security egg-shaped units?

Scholar activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the 2017 Elgar Parishad(EP) - Bhima Koregaon case, who spent nearly 31 months inside Taloja jail, has penned his prison memoir in his book - The Cell and the Soul published by Bloomsbury India (releasing on September 2). Teltumbde, offers an insider's account of life behind bars. He also chronicles his conversations with co-accused Fr. Stan Swamy, who died in custody after repeated bail pleas ...