Submitted by Calcutta Music on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 11:06.
Nirendra Dev shows some confidence to pen the lines effectively often
punctuated with sarcasm - this new book is an exploration of common people’s
changing soul through the history of decades-old confrontation.
Calcutta, March 22, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Expatriates from
the South Asian nations settled in the west also play a major role with
regard to the growth of communalism in the region, says a new book on
India’s highly disturbing Ayodhya dispute even as it claims that the
future “cannot be very good for the sectarian forces” either in India or
even in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Penned by a New Delhi-based Bengali
journalist, Nirendra Dev, the book, ‘Ayodhya: Battle For Peace’, says
the fundamentalism “would bury its ugly head soon” and cites the
instances of return of Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangaldesh and the
matured response to 30 September, 2010 verdict on Ayodhya verdict in
India to strengthen the argument.
“Actually, one should not blame the NRIs. Many say, in the west or
in a country like Australia under a growing racial structure,
fundamentalism like Hindu radicalism or hardline Muslim practices often
tend to represent the national pride and identity – howsoever faulty,”
it says.
Dev, at present working with daily ‘The Statesman’ in New Delhi
bureau and stationed during the verdict days at Ayodhya, says among
other things “The manner in which people responded to the September 30
ruling offers enough reasons to keep the secular disposition optimistic
that the days of fundamentalism are numbered for the common man has had
enough of it and long since rejected the same”.
Books by Nirendra Dev are available online
In India:
Ayodhya : Battle For Peace »
The Talking Guns North East India »
Godhra A Journey To Mayhem »
In USA
The Talking Guns North East India »
Godhra A Journey To Mayhem »
Dev, who had earlier authored a book on Gujarat riots of 2002 titled, ‘Godhra - A Journey To Mayhem’,
analyzes the political fallout of the Ayodhya verdict, and quoting the
local residents of Ayodhya and Faizabad, predicts that it could have
adverse political fallout for Congress, the ruling party in India.
Quoting
Md. Zameer, Naib Imam of Faizabad’s major Tatshah Masjid, the book
says, “Muslims are saddened. We firmly believed it (disputed structure)
was a Masjid as namaaz used to be performed. Now Congress will have to
pay a price for this” ...