I first met Binayak Sen in early May 2011, a couple of weeks after the Supreme Court granted him bail and he was released from jail in Raipur. It was before nine in the morning when I arrived at the Sens’ farm on the outskirts of Raipur. A few dogs sniffed curiously at my shins and a small team was working on some repairs on a low building on the premises. Sen greeted me and we sat chatting on a parapet outside: how was your trip, hope your health is better, and the like. His wife