Santosh Singh is an award winning development journalist based in Patna. Santosh focuses on real stories, he has been mapping Bihar for the last decade, and this is his first public review of a book. I take it as a compliment that he felt the book was real enough to be discussed.
‘…blunt and honest where characters do not wear masks and where others are expected to shed them. It also exposes the hubris of military discipline, which cares more about crease-less uniforms and well-polished shoes than inculcating real values.’
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Tags: 1984, Bluestar, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi, Punjab, riots, Roll of Honour, school
Nandini Krishnan, who we met through an earlier review of ‘Roll of Honour’ actually spend half a day with me talking about the book, the Sikhs and other issues. This piece, available below, has been edited. The interview, to me, is also an experience of what the Internet can give us – unlimited storage space and thus a relief from the tyranny of what editors assume the readers need. Read this at leisure, over the next few days maybe, write in any thoughts, queries. In this conversation, I feel I have spoken. Thank you Nandini, this is the kind of journalism I grew up with and miss today. Read on.
Here is the edited piece which appeared on sify.com.
Tags: 1984, Bluestar, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi, Punjab, riots, Roll of Honour, school
What Pujo gifts! More reviews this week. Aditi Das reviews the book. Read on.
Tags: 1984, Bluestar, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi, Punjab, riots, Roll of Honour
Friends, I was surprised when I caught myself welling up upon reading this heartfelt review of ‘Roll of Honour’ by ‘The Hindu’ Playwright award winner and journalist Nandini Krishnan.
‘The story isn’t simply about the dilemma that the idea of treason poses. The focus is on bullying, where the victim and the perpetrator are trapped in a cyclical relationship, fuelled by a particular kind of insanity – the insanity induced by fear of the unknown.’
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Tags: 1984, Bluestar, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi, Punjab, riots, Roll of Honour
Faiz said, ‘Bol zubaan ab teri hai …’ (Speak, the tongue is yours.) Roll of Honour review from the site where it all happened – Punjab.
‘The account feels intensely personal with a raw visceral quality.’
Tags: 1984, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi assasination, Operation Bluestar, Punjab, riots, school
Vinod Joseph, writer of ‘When The Snow Melts’ reviews the book.
‘Where ‘Roll of Honour’ scores is its excellent depiction of the heartache brought about by Operation Blue Star and the subsequent assassination and riots, the break-down of trust between the Hindu and Sikh communities and the questions of loyalty it created for the Sikh community in India.’
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Tags: 1984, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi assasination, Operation Bluestar, Punjab, riots, school
Sikhchic.com, a news central, the Sikh Canadian website run by T Sher Singh reviews Roll of Honour. Read here.
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Rosalia Scalia, who is writing her novel on 1984 and has already written a number of excellent short stories around Sikh and other themes, interviews me for the Sikh Canadian website Sikhchic.com. Read here.
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Roll of Honour in Polish. Megi and Patryk are in India these days and blog about their experiences and cooking experiments. Honoured that they chose to talk about the book. (If you use Chrome you can see a broken translation into English when you click the button on top of the browser that asks ‘Translate?’) Thank you Patryk and Megi,
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Tags: 1984, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi assasination, Operation Bluestar, Punjab, riots, school
I met Saumya at the reading at Jamia Milia Islamia. All the students, the youth, were so smart and engaging and knew much more than I did when I was their age, in a similar course. I am glad they are reading Roll of Honour. Saumya went ahead and reviewed the book, read on.
Tags: 1984, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi assasination, Operation Bluestar, Punjab, riots, school