For over four decades Vandana Shiva has vociferously advocated for diversity, indigenous knowledge, localization and Earth democracy; she has been at the forefront of global movement-building, seed saving, food sovereignty and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature, the polarization of societies and indiscriminate corporate greed. In Terra Viva, she reflects on this work and - for the very first time - also recounts the stories of her childhood in post-partition India; the influence of parents who saw no difference in the education of boys and girls at a time when this was not the norm; and her personal pursuit of a unique intellectual path, marrying quantum physics with science, technology and environmental policy. The result is a fascinating record of a remarkable life, offered with a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges we all face moving forward.