![]() ![]() "Gandhi and Ataturk (Father of the Turks), both anointed fathers of their nations, make a fascinating comparison.Ītaturk eliminated an obsolete caliphate from nationalist space and released politics from the embrace of religion. I adored one passage of 'Attaturk-Gandhi's Comparison' the most. "Gokhale Praised him in 1914, saying, 'freedom from all sectarian prejudice will make him the best ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity."Īnd Gandhi's Jihad with a group of Ullema's, Ali Brothers, Hakim Ajmal Khan, M.A Ansari's indeed, warned by Jinnah as he thought it would lead to communal violence therefore Gandhi ought no to intermix Religion with Politics. Then a reader peruses about Jinah's struggle of uniting communities Hindu and Islam M.J Akbar's harsh innuendos struck sweetly to every party of involved, directly or indirectly, in the events. One remarkable quality of the book is its balanced approach. Is the main theme (mostly discussed time and again) of the thesis. "19th century, Jihad had become 'a source of chronic danger to the British power in India" Theory of distance offered by Eminent political theologian, Shah Waliullah, as the base of Jihad as well, as at one moment the writer jotted down, Its a good contemporary book to read, as from few others native Pakistani writers highlighted, pathetic historical deliberate mistakes of statesmen for Islam and Ideology, Pak thrives on. (This is the 3rd book by MJ Akbar that I read, and although I admit that I like many of his newspaper columns, I think it would take a stronger persuasion for me to take another book by him.) But, sadly not as insightful as I expected it to be. I rush through jumping from point to point, sometimes passing through them, skipping them, brushing them and leaving the whole work hugely unsatisfactory.Īkbar, a prominent journalist, politician in India, trying to tackle the complex question of Pakistan's past and future, starts off in style, spending more than two third of the book talking about pre-independence time Islamic history in the Indian sub-continent, providing 1000 unimportant names and narrating many irrelevant incidents, and finally skittering through the most important aspects that would define the troubling times of today. ![]() And then suddenly the warning bell rings and then I have to finish the essay in next 10 minutes. I begin in style, elaborating the most un-important thing with "you need to provide the context before you come to the actual gist" rationale. ![]() I reach the essay question without realizing that there are only few minutes left before the warning bell to ring. I remember my school days' exams, where I used to keep the essay writing exercise towards the end, cause that would take considerable time and thought. He published his latest book "Tinderbox: The past and future of Pakistan" in January 2012 discussing the themes of identity crisis and class struggles in Pakistan.Īkbar was also the editor-in-chief of The Deccan Chronicle, a Hyderabad-based news daily. It was released in Rome at the headquarters of Adnkronos on 15 January 2008. His book Blood Brothers has been translated into Italian as Fratelli di Sangue. Akbar's recent published book is Blood Brothers, a skillfully crafted family saga covering three generations and packed with information of events in India and the world, particularly the changing Hindu-Muslim relations. He also authored The Shade of Swords, a cohesive history of jihad. He has written several non-fiction books, including Byline (New Delhi: Chronicle Books, 2003), a biography of Jawaharlal Nehru titled Nehru: The Making of India, a book on Kashmir titled Kashmir: Behind the Vale, Riot After Riot and India: The Siege Within. He is also the founder and former editor-in-chief and managing director of The Asian Age, a daily multi-edition Indian newspaper with a global perspective. He launched "The Sunday Guardian", a weekly newspaper in 2010, and continues to serve as Editor-in-Chief. He also had an additional responsibility of overseeing the media conglomerate's English news channel, Headlines Today. He was the Editorial Director of India Today, India's leading weekly English news magazine published by the Living Media group till his resignation in October 2012. Mobashar Jawed "M.J." Akbar (born 11 January 1951) is a leading Indian journalist and author. ![]()
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