13 April 2019; 100 years of Jallianwala massacre. Scars
of brutality still fresh after a century’s lapse.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the butchering of unarmed innocents, is
a historic event that haunts the human mind even after the lapse of a century.
1650 rounds fired in a matter of ten minutes, the blocking of exits, preventing
help reaching the injured are all acts of unmitigated bestiality.
Through a selection of prose and poetry – the direct outcome of
this horrific event and an introduction that traces the history of events
leading to the massacre – Rakhshanda Jalil, a literary historian and translator
from Urdu and Hindi, attempts to open a window into the world of possibilities
that literature offers to reflect, interpret and analyse events of momentous
historical import. The selection offers ways of ‘seeing’ history, of exploring
how an incident that stirred the conscience of millions, found its way through
pen and paper to reach the nooks and crannies of popular imagination filtered
through the mind of the
creative writer.
The acknowledged doyens of Indian literature featured in this
volume include Saadat Hasan Manto, Mulk Raj Anand, Krishan Chander, Abdullah
Hussein, Bhisham Sahni, Ghulam Abbas, Subadhra Kumari Chauhan, Sarojini Naidu,
Sohan Singh Misha, Muhammad Iqbal, Josh Malihabadi, Nanak Singh, to name a few.
A collection that can pave the way for further research.
Reviews:
India Today: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20190422-haunting-the-hardback-books-1500279-2019-04-12
The Hindu Business Line: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/100-years-of-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-expressions-of-grief-in-poetry-and-literature/article26809192.ece
Mint: https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/voices-from-jallianwala-bagh-1555054525021.html
The Citizen: https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/16695/A-Multitude-of-Voices-Mark-100-Years-of-Jallianwala-Bagh-Massacre?fbclid=IwAR2k_nkPEc75D7NJcAhu6XVJ5N2_gLRh3Z7_t0qBmkBrCVeXbF7xmUwR9NE
Tehelka: http://tehelka.com/remembering-a-dark-chapter-of-british-rule/
Live History India: https://www.livehistoryindia.com/stories-that-make-india/2019/04/13/the-jallianwala-bagh-tragedy-100-years?fbclid=IwAR0rbpXgzHDfmwD3w5uvL-Iu0dXv2zpq_KJThGTEDd-RxUYlt5KqPkvr6iI
The Wire: https://thewire.in/history/jallianwala-bagh-rakshanda-jalil
Business Standard: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/book-explores-how-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-has-reflected-in-literature-119041400340_1.htm
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Book Excerpt:
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