When A Tree Shook Delhi
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When A Tree Shook Delhi
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Author : HS Phoolka
language : en
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
Release Date : 2013-12-19
When A Tree Shook Delhi written by HS Phoolka and has been published by Roli Books Private Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-19 with Political Science categories.
It stands out even in a country inured to mass violence - 3,000 members of a minority community slaughtered over three days in 1984, right in India's capital. Twenty-three years on, neither the organizers of the massacre nor the state players who facilitated it have been punished, despite prolonged inquiries and trials. This massacre of Sikhs in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination has turned out to be a reality check on India's much touted institutions of the rule of law. The book seeks to uncover the truth on the basis of the evidence that came to light during the proceedings of the latest judicial inquiry conducted by the Nanavati Commission. Authors Manoj Mitta and H.S. Phoolka, perhaps the most knowledgeable voices on the subject, present an unsparing account, abounding with insights and revelations, on the 1984 carnage and its aftermath.
When A Tree Shook Delhi
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Author : Manoj Mitta
language : en
Publisher: Lotus Collection
Release Date : 2007
When A Tree Shook Delhi written by Manoj Mitta and has been published by Lotus Collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Communalism categories.
The book seeks to uncover the truth behind the massacre of the Sikhs in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi`s assasination and the evidence which came to light in the latest judicial inquiry by the Nanawati Commission.
Modi And Godhra
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Author : Manoj Mitta
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-02-10
Modi And Godhra written by Manoj Mitta and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-10 with Political Science categories.
No instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage, in which over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glossed over crucial pieces of evidence, and thereby shielded the powers that be. Though it gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2012, the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) left unasked a range of key questions on the anti-Muslim violence following the burning of a train in Godhra carrying Hindutva activists. How could Modi claim, Manoj Mitta asks, to have been unaware, for nearly five hours, of the first post-Godhra massacre, which took place at Ahmedabad's Gulberg Society? How does this claim square with his admission that he was tracking the violence as it unfolded? Why did Modi take five days to visit riot-affected areas in Ahmedabad and a month to meet Muslim victims in a refugee camp? Why were forensic experts called to see the burnt Godhra coach only after two months, although it had been open to the public throughout that period? What exactly did Modi celebrate in his Gaurav Yatra, which he launched within six months of the carnage? Why did the Gujarat police sit for six years on the call data records of the riot period? Scrupulously researched, The Fiction of Fact-finding draws telling parallels between Gujarat 2002 and the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in Delhi to underline an insidious pattern in Indian democracy: the subversion of the criminal justice system, under a shroud of legal platitudes, by the ruling dispensation.
I Accuse
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Author : Jarnail Singh
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-10-19
I Accuse written by Jarnail Singh and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-19 with Political Science categories.
‘If people have lost their lives in a storm, it is a different matter; but how can a massacre be forgotten? Especially when there’s been no justice?’ The three days of 1984, when over 3000 Sikhs were slaughtered, have indelibly marked the lives of thousands more who continue to exist in a twilight of bitterness and despair. It was outrage at this state of affairs that led Jarnail Singh—an unassuming, law-abiding journalist—to throw his shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi. He readily acknowledges that this was not an appropriate means of protest, but asks why, twenty-seven years after the massacres, so little has been done to address the issues that are still unresolved and a source of anguish to the whole community. I Accuse . . . is a powerful and passionate indictment of the state’s response to the killings of 1984. By exploring the chain of events, the survivors’ stories and the continuing shadow it casts over their lives, Singh seeks answers to some relevant questions. Who initiated the pogrom and why? Why did the state apparatus allow it to happen? Why, despite the many commissions and committees set up to investigate the events, have the perpetrators not been brought to book? Because, finally, 1984 was not an attack on the Sikh community alone; it was an attack on the idea at the very core of democracy—that every citizen, irrespective of faith and community, has a right to life, security and justice.
1984 The Anti Sikh Riots And After
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Author : Sanjay Suri
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2015-06-16
1984 The Anti Sikh Riots And After written by Sanjay Suri and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-16 with Political Science categories.
Sanjay Suri was a young crime reporter with The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards on 31 October 1984. He was among the few journalists to experience the full horror of the anti-Sikh violence that followed and carried on unchecked for the next couple of days, while the police looked the other way. He saw a Congress MP demanding the release of party workers who had been arrested for loot. He had a narrow escape from a gang of killers while out reporting. He later filed affidavits that included eyewitness accounts relating to two Congress MPs, and confronted former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at an election rally. Suri also testified before several commissions of inquiry set up to investigate the massacres-though very little came of these. In this book, he brings together a wealth of fresh revelations, arising from his own experiences, and from extensive interviews with police officers then in the front line of facing the violence. Humane but chilling, Suri's account is backed by a thorough examination of existing records and the provisions of the Indian legal system. Taking a close look at the question of the Congress hand behind the brutalities and why the survivors continue to wait for justice even thirty years later, 1984: The Anti-Sikh Violence and After remains urgent even today. It combines expert reportage with gripping recollections to tell a riveting story, leaving us disturbed and moved in equal measure.
The Good Girls
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Author : Sonia Faleiro
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-01-21
The Good Girls written by Sonia Faleiro and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-21 with True Crime categories.
'Haunting ... lingers in the mind long after the final page is turned' Sunday Times 'A compelling whodunnit ... Devastating' Financial Times 'Transfixing' New York Times 'A powerful, unflinching account of misogyny, female shame and the notion of honour' Observer ___________________ A masterly and agenda-setting inquest into how the deaths of two teenage girls shone a light into the darkest corners of a nation Katra Sadatganj. A tiny village in western Uttar Pradesh. A community bounded by tradition and custom; where young women are watched closely, and know what is expected of them. It was an ordinary night when two girls, Padma and Lalli, went missing. The next day, their bodies were found – hanging in the orchard, their clothes muddied. In the ensuing months, the investigation into their deaths would implode everything that their small community held to be true, and instigated a national conversation about sex, honour and violence. The Good Girls returns to the scene of Padma and Lalli's short lives and shocking deaths, daring to ask: what is the human cost of shame?
Under The Lemon Trees
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Author : Bhira Backhaus
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Under The Lemon Trees written by Bhira Backhaus and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Fiction categories.
A beautifully written debut novel of a young Indian woman struggling between embracing her heritage and fitting in as an American In Oak Grove, California, 1976, there are as many Sikh temples as Christian churches, the city council has prints announcements in both English and Punjabi and the large Indian immigrant community is gracefully coexists with the old farming families. But for 15-year-old Jeeto, figuring out where she fits best—and what she must do to find that fit—isn't so easy. Jeeto soon realizes that the women around her do far more than drink tea on balmy California afternoons—their traditions and religion give shape to fortune and destiny in a world of arranged marriages and strict family politics that force Jeeto to struggle with reconciling the possibilities of freedom and love. In the tradition of Jhumpa Lahiri and Arundhati Roy, Under the Lemon Trees is poised to speak to this same audience in an historically successful market. A stellar debut from an acclaimed writer, this is a story about finding love and discovering a true home while navigating traditions, family and faith—part Bend it Like Beckham, part Monsoon Wedding, this is a cultural and romantic tour de force.
India After Nehru
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Author : Kuldip Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Delhi : Vikas Publishing House
Release Date : 1975
India After Nehru written by Kuldip Nayar and has been published by Delhi : Vikas Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with India categories.
Narrative of political events in India, 1964-1975.
Amritsar
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Author : Mark Tully
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Amritsar written by Mark Tully and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with India categories.
Seshan
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Author : K. Govindan Kutty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Seshan written by K. Govindan Kutty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Civil service categories.
Biography of Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, b. 1933, chief election commissioner, India.