Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy

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Summary: A terrifying read, an expose of genocide
Review: For the sheer clinical nature of the killing of the Muslim population in the Indian state of Gujarat (they form about 6 per cent of the population of this state which lies in western India), the violence of March 2002 has to rank up there with other gencoides like Rwanda or Bosnia.

What the editor and his contributors have given us is a step by step account of how the violence was engineered by the ruling party of the province (the party is the rightwing Hindu chauvinist BJP), the role played by the police and media, and also, how the civil society has reacted.

This book is a must for any university course on modern India.

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Summary: A Permanent Record
Review: This book delivers exactly what it claims, it is a permanent public record of the hell that was, and still is, Gujarat. As a human rights researcher recently back from India I can honestly say that this is the only accurate, verifiable and truthfull account thus far. Unfortunately it is horrific and terrible and difficult for Indian people to bear and as more of the truth comes out year by year the horrors, far from ceasing are being driven underground. It is a crucial read for people interested in understanding racism, conflict resolution, genocidal mania and a terrible time barely touched by international and Indian media. Today there is still no justice for the survivors.

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Summary: What a nightmare
Review: This book is completly nightmare. If you are aware of Gujarat than you should read it so that you can laugh at it. IF you do not have any knowledge about Gujarat, than read it as a Fiction book.