Book Review: Memoirs Of Defending Democracy

Being part바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트a central university with active politics always provided us with channels바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트expression. When the CAA-NRC protest gained momentum, I was바카라 웹사이트off for fieldwork in a remote area where I felt terribly helpless and realised the importance바카라 웹사이트of the university as a political space. I then observed universities as the chief agents바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트protest and felt a kind바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트power belonging to the student community. Nehal Ahmed's바카라 웹사이트Nothing Will Be Forgotten: From Jamia To Shaheen Bagh, published in 2022, is an elaborate account바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트a student and citizen, who fuels hope for바카라 웹사이트democracy바카라 웹사이트with poetry. Each page바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the book carries the essence바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트day to day struggle the people in and out바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Jamia Millia Islamia university had gone through since the protests바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트CAA-NRC was staged in the country, till it was called바카라 웹사이트off with the outbreak바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Covid-19. Yes, each bit바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트injustice is marked in the book, which tragically generates the fear바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트going to a higher education institution.

How it is like to study in a higher education institution in a country where freedom to protest is repressed by the state itself, is portrayed. The legacy바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트JMI라이브 바카라 struggle for justice is highlighted and the micro-interactions accounted for during the 2019 protests are quite enlightening over the superficial media coverage which tends to paint in black and white. The book is a critical overview바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the weakening바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the secular fabric바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트India and how crucial a university is in carrying the idea바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트democracy바카라 웹사이트through all forms바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트art. This must remain a template for all the political campuses across the world to uphold the progress it has gained over years and not to get lost in a pandemic, where the campuses purposefully remain closed.바카라 웹사이트

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The book would be a right read now in this right world. We can sense the totalitarian force hitting our doorsteps with the dissolution바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트democracy. The drift between theory and praxis바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트democracy바카라 웹사이트in India is widening over time, putting the citizens in a helpless pit. Apart from pointing out the content바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the book, the range바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트concerns it projects need to be addressed in order to reach바카라 웹사이트democracy. And that is on the people바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트India who have pledged to live in a secular, democratic country.바카라 웹사이트

The inclusion바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Arivu라이브 바카라 Sanda Seivom in recording the various voices in the struggle against CAA-NRC gave the book an integrated nature extending the scope바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the book beyond the campuses. An entire chapter is dedicated to Shaheen Bagh which was unique in its form and action adds to the latter. The women leadership바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Shaheen Bagh and the perception바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Muslim women's identity is elaborated by a political scientist. This is where University serves as a social institution which can have societal changes and impacts. The way the geography바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Jamia Millia Islamia was described in the course바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트protest made it obvious where the local community is positioned and is an integral part of sustaining the university.바카라 웹사이트

The book switches from the narration바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the incident to socio-political concerns to inspiring art pieces simultaneously. It is engaging with facts since it is a lived experience. The book chapters are curated in a way where the context under the book written is obvious.

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The range바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트poetry at the beginning바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트each chapter fuels the understanding바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트divisive lies and reflects the willpower for peace. There is Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Hum Dekhenge (Yes, We Shall See), besides Paash, Muktibodh and many others in the book. It was like a blend바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트art and struggle, and for me, an introduction to profound poets, who own poems from reality. The passion for art in different forms was seen throughout and graffiti as a political art is emphasised.

How the incidents were communicated to the civil society by the mainstream media was criticised and still is a challenge in fair democratic practices. The change in the nature바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트reporting resulted in deregulation and trauma at the point바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트crisis. Social media networking played a crucial role in settling the student community apart from Whatsapp's misleading ‘news’. Hence, as far as social media is out바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트state surveillance, it checks and balances the other media. In short, this book overcomes the then insufficient media coverage and adds more clarity to what happened in Jamia in 2019. Reading the book is like playing the police attack videos on the campus, bleeding students, desperate attempts to find hope while haunted by the way State handles criticisms against it. This would be a more personal as well as encompassing political account which should be remembered and reread to show the light of a just society.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

Even though the book was focused particularly on events in JMI during the CAA-NRC protest, it has largely got a filter which extends to fighting against any form바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트discrimination anywhere. This is a subtle call for resistance against divisive politics. It urges us to connect the dots with the policies바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트the regime and the increasing polarisation in our society so that the secular spirit in the Constitution is saved.

In this era바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트globalisation, where philosophies are entangled, I wonder how the far-right claims something ‘pure’ and who is sovereign. The exclusionary regime leads to no end since once one is excluded, there would be next in the line forever. The Path to the Guru – The science바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Self Realization (2014), according to the Bhagavad Gita by Scott Teitsworth, opens a path to the Hindutva leaders who are devoted to restoring Indian philosophy through peace. This book is a commentary바카라 웹사이트on the Gita, which is to unify all polarizations, inwardly and outwardly.

Ahmed라이브 바카라 attempt in addressing the dynamics바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트orchestrated polarisation is an integral step in aiming for peace and quality바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트life in India.

(Vishnu Priya R.Y. is a research scholar at Centre for Study바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), Pondicherry University)