What will you learn from this book
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Personalities and Ideologies: The book delves into the contrasting personalities and ideologies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, highlighting their differing visions for India's future.
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Political Rivalry: It explores the complex political rivalry between Nehru and Jinnah, tracing the origins of their differences and the impact of their competing visions on the Indian independence movement.
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Partition and Independence: The book examines the pivotal role played by Nehru and Jinnah in the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan, shedding light on the negotiations, compromises, and conflicts that led to the division of the subcontinent.
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Communalism and Secularism: Akbar discusses the rise of communalism and religious polarization in pre-independence India, analyzing Nehru and Jinnah's approaches to secularism and their efforts to bridge religious divides.
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Congress and Muslim League: The book explores the relationship between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League, tracing the evolution of their respective ideologies and the dynamics of their interactions.
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Leadership Styles: Akbar examines Nehru and Jinnah's leadership styles, their strategies for political mobilization, and their approaches to governance, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each leader.
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Legacy: The book reflects on the enduring legacy of Nehru and Jinnah, assessing their contributions to the political, social, and cultural landscape of India and Pakistan and their impact on the region's history.
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Nation-Building: Akbar analyzes Nehru and Jinnah's nation-building efforts, their visions for modernizing India and Pakistan, and their approaches to economic development, education, and social reform.
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Historical Context: The book provides historical context for understanding the complexities of India's struggle for independence and the challenges of nation-building in the aftermath of partition.
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Reconciliation and Conflict: Finally, Akbar reflects on the prospects for reconciliation between India and Pakistan, the ongoing tensions between the two nations, and the lessons that can be drawn from Nehru and Jinnah's legacies in navigating the complex relationship between the two countries.
| Language | English |
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| ISBN-10 | 8174364390 |
| ISBN-13 | 9788174364395 |
| No of pages | 350 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Roli Books |
| Published Date | 01 Mar 2006 |
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Blood Brothers is M.J. Akbar's amazing story of three generations of a Muslim family - based on his own - and how they deal with the fluctuating contours of Hindu-Muslim relations. Telinipara, a small jute mill town some 30 miles north of Kolkata along the Hooghly, is a complex Rubik's Cube of migrant Bihari workers, Hindus and Muslims; Bengalis poor and 'bhadralok'; and Sahibs who live in the safe, 'foreign' world of Victoria Jute Mill. Into this scattered inhabitation enters a child on the verge of starvation, Prayaag, who is saved and adopted by a Muslim family, converts to Islam and takes on the name of Rahmatullah. As Rahmatullah knits Telinipara into a community, friendship, love trust and faith are continually tested by the cancer of riots.
Incidents - conversion, circumcision, the arrival of plague of electricity - and a fascinating array of characters - the ultimate Brahmin, Rahmatullah's friend Girija Maharaj, the worker's leader, Bauna Sardar, the storyteller, Talat Mian, the poet- teacher, Syed Ashfaque, the smiling mendicant, Burha Deewana, the sincere Sahib, Simon Hogg, and then the questioning, demanding third generation of the author and his friend Kamala - interlink into a narrative of social history as well as a powerful memoir. Blood Brothers is a chronicle of its age, its canvas as enchanting as its narrative, a personal journey through change as tensions build, stretching the bonds of a lifetime to breaking point the demanding, in the end, the greatest sacrifice. Its last chapters, written in a bare-bones, unemotional style, are the most moving as the author searches for hope amid raw wounds with a surgeon's scalpel.