Riot victims release books dealing with communal flare-up and migration in West Bengal
The Hindu
Bhatpara riot victims Roshanara and Shyamali Shaw released books on collective coexistence, communal flare-up and plight of migrant workers in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Bhatpara riot victims Roshanara and Shyamali Shaw released books on collective coexistence, communal flare-up and the plight of migrant workers in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The event was organised by Aamra Ek Sachetan Prayas (AAMRA), a research group working on conflict and peace, in Rammohan Library Hall.
The house of Roshanara (40) was attacked in Kakinara Jute Mill in May 2019 while Prem Shaw alias Prabhu Shah, the husband of Shyamali Shaw was killed in the same communal riots.
One of the titles released was Saidapurer Saat Kahon ( Seven stories of Saidapur), a book authored by Inas Uddin, a former officer of the West Bengal government. The book deals with the lives of Muslims in rural Bengal and touches on incidents relating to the infamous Katra Masjid riots of 1998 in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
The other book was a Bengali translation of Harsh Mander’s, Locking Down the Poor. The book has been translated into Bengali by Swaranava Chowdhury.
“We decided that the victims of communal strife should come forward and unveil these publications. What is lost amongst the noise relating to communal flare-ups is the voice of such victims,” Subhaprotim Roy Chowdhury, a member of AAMRA said.
Mr. Roy Chowdhury said that apart from being victims of violence, Roshanara and Shyamali were also migrant workers who had travelled away from their houses to work.
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