New Book Published by M J Akbar "Fratelli di Sangue"
Italian Translated version
of Blood Brothers
ISBN
978-88-545-0186-7
Pagine 352 Pages 352
Euro 18,50 Euro 18.50
Collana: Le tavole d'oro Series: The tables gold
Fratelli di Sangue
Published by Neri Pozza
"Blood
Brothers" is first book to be translated into Italian. The novel 'Fratelli
de Sangue' was presented in Rome at the headquarters of Adnkronos.
The
video appeared on all major Radio and
television channels in Rome.
Shade of Swords
Shade of Swords by MJ Akbar
The spirit of
jihad entered Islam at Badr. It is a spirit that inspires among
believers a heroism beyond the bounds of reason; equally, it
inspires dread among those outside the fold of Allah. Its root
lies in the Arabic jehad, meaning exertion or striving. Its
resonance comes from the nature of this strife: jihad is the
holy war, the war of righteousness, the struggle against
tyranny. It is a passion indifferent to the fate of battle
because the jihadi wins either way: in the long run, the war
will be won; and in the short run, death will bring martyrdom
and paradise. Simultaneously, the strife is also to cleanse one’s
soul, for no martyrdom is possible without that inner purity.
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Kashmir
Behind The Vale
Kashmir
Behind The Vale by MJ Akbar
Of Human, and Inhuman, Bondage:
The poet did not quibble:
Agar firdaus bar ru-e zamin ast
Hami ast o-hami ast o-hami ast.
If there is a Paradise on earth, he said after seeing Kashmir, it is this, it is this, it is this. One problem, however, with any Paradise is the envy it tends to arouse. Kashmir has been coveted by a succession of armies, at least from the time of the Aryans Many came to conquer, but only a few were able to stay: Kashmir absorbed those few who broke the forbidding defensive wall of the Himalayas. The rawaj of Kashmir, its culture, enveloped the outsider instead of the reverse. The Kashmiri identity was always the dominant reality, making the Emperor Jahangir remark that he could not distinguish a Kashmiri Muslim from a Hindu. But he could distinguish the Kashmiri from the Mughal.
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KASHMIR: BEHIND THE VALE
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Riot After Riot
Riot
After Riot by M J Akbar
Law and order have two enemies: the Full Truth and the Complete Lie.
When people realize the truth, they start revolutions. When they are
fed lies they begin meaningless riots. Lies are the staple of every
communal disturbance. They are spread by people who have a stake in
this stupid violence, who have something to gain out of impoverished
Hindus and Muslims fighting each other. Businessmen, traders,
politicians, goondas, leaders of ‘cultural organizations’(like the
Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh —RSS) feed the people with lies,
watch these lies become convictions in people’s hearts, watch the
passions build up, and then these leaders actually set up the events
which will provoke a conflagration.
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Nehru : The
Making of India
Nehru
: The Making of India by M J Akbar
Nehrus are believed to have migrated, Noar, or Naru, in Badgam
district and the other near the small town of Tral. Another
claim says that the family came from the Rainwari area on the
outskirts of Srinagar. (A famous family, as is well known,
suddenly gets many ancestors.)
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India: The
Siege Within
India:
The Siege Within by M J Akbar
Traces the history of India since the Partition in 1947, and
analyzes the current political situation and India's future :
Amazon.com Synopsis
India: The Siege Within is the account of achievements of
India’s secular democracy as well as its vulnerability and
failures. I've elaborated the origins and nature of the strains
on Indian unity which have deep roots in history.
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Byline
Byline
by M J Akbar
A collection of Bylines
"Journalism
is the only profession that permits you to travel
without making you a travelling salesman. You become, in
a way, a travelling purchaser...Words are the currency
of this transaction: You buy images with words, and then
you pass them with words as well" - M.J. Akbar BYLINE
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Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers by M J Akbar
(Last Published 2006)
Blood Brothers
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Prayaag
My grandfather died while I was playing on his chest, that was
my first stroke of luck. My elder aunt, dark, wise, hunched
against her corner of the courtyard, promptly declared that his
soul, seething with miracles, had passed into me.
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On August 28, 2008,
IDRC
launched its year-long series of presentations by distinguished
Indian thinkers. The series marked the 25th anniversary
of the opening of
IDRC’s
South Asia regional office in New Delhi.
M.J. Akbar’s
wide-ranging talk set the broad historical context for the series.
His topic was “India in the Arc of Turbulence from the Nile to the
Ganges — Implications for Geo-Politics.” His presentation tackled
such sweeping themes as imperialism, democracy, religion, poverty,
war, and terrorism. He spoke about the evolution of India and
Pakistan, and about Afghanistan.
Deep Inside India, Secularism is a Way of Life
By M J Akbar
| October 05, 2008
(Times of India Column)
On October 2, Gandhi’s birthday and Eid launched the annual
Bengali festive season that will last into the third week of the
month. Eid in India is determined by the visibility of the moon; the
Saudis, who check the sky with technology, celebrated the end of
Ramadan a day earlier. Since one of the many definitions of Indian
secularism is proprietary rights over holidays, some Calcutta
companies shut down on October 1. The origin of holiday is ‘holy day’.
Bengal has always been holier than thou.
The Parallel Streams of Anger
By M.J. Akbar
|
October 4, 2008
Dr Manmohan Singh said, on his return from France, that incidents in
Orissa had shamed India before the world. That is important, but far
less important than the fact that the violence in Orissa has shamed
Indians in India. I measure what Indians do not by the standards of
France, but by the values of modern India, which strengthened the
spirit of our freedom movement against western colonialism and were
enshrined in that noble document called the Constitution of India. The
Bajrang Dal has shamed India before Indians.
Is it really Muslims
whose credibility is at stake?
By M J Akbar
| September 28, 2008 (Times of India Column)
There is nothing more subversive than the alternative narrative.
A parallel version of the Godhra incident and riots sabotaged the
re-election of the NDA government four years ago. A subaltern
variation of the police operation at Batla House, near the Jamia Milia
Islamia University on 19 September, is undermining the credibility of
the Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi government today. It cannot
undermine the credibility of home minister Shivraj Patil because he
has none.
Fuse of self-destructive terrorism gets shorter
By M.J. Akbar
| September 28, 2008
Governance is the easy
part of being in power. You govern through systems. Systems are
protected by institutions. Institutions grind their way forward on
hierarchy, oiled by memory or precedence. When there is need for
innovation, change is sifted through a time-consuming committee.
Plants and Implants
By M.J. Akbar
| September 20, 2008
You never know what you
can pick up from the shambles of a large edifice, and little could
larger than the financial architecture of American capitalism. Here is
a nugget from Tom Friedman's column as he talks about America's energy
planning and the economy. His particular reference is to Republican
candidate John McCain's idea that nuclear plants can meet America's
energy needs.
Friedman writes:
"McCain talks
about how he would build dozens of nuclear power plants. Oh, really?
They go for $10 billion a pop. Where is the money going to come from?"
Life comes to news
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Fortnight Political Magazine
(LAUNCHED -
First Issue on Stands - 15th-30th May 2008)
MISSION
STATEMENT
Power is secretive about truth and propagandist about claims.
Democracy demands media that reveals the
covert,
and sifts the overt to peel off propaganda. Knowledge is the ultimate
asset of the
citizen, which is why the powerful too often woo or buy their way into
a cozy relationship with media to hide or shade facts. We hope, in
COVERT,
to tease the truth out of the wrinkles of secrecy. Our weapon is the
scalpel, not the sword; we prefer the soft-spoken word to the scream,
a smile to anger.
Our political coverage will be heavyweight, but with a light touch. We
hope civility will travel further than a scream, but our determination
is non-negotiable. We will uncover news, not disseminate information
that has already become limp on the pages of a newspaper or opaque on
a television screen. This will be our difference:
COVERT
will be a journal that restores the breath of life to news. Our
mission is clear: Empower the reader so that he can recognize the
powerful. The reader will be guide, mentor, companion and colleague on
this journey.
- M.J.Akbar COVERT Chairman
and Director of Publications
The vulture is waiting for the child
to die so it can eat it. This picture shocked the whole world. No one
knows what happened to the child, not even the photographer Kevin
Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken. Three
months later he committed suicide due to depression.
Courtesy:Sudan
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JOHN MCLAUGHLIN'S "ONE ON ONE"
Show Interviewed Journalists Mr.Shyam Bhatia and MJ Akbar on
US-India Relations and President Bush's Visit.
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would rather arm you with the knowledge, for that is the ultimate
weapon of the citizen. Power tries to hide or shade the facts, we
hope to tease the truth out of the wrinkles of secrecy and restore
the breath of life to News
Ten misconceptions about the Nuclear
Deal
By
P. K. Iyengar,
Chairman (Retd.),
Atomic Energy Commission
In spite of the fact that the Indo-US nuclear deal is not in the
national interest, many in the country, and in Parliament, support it
because of misconceptions about the deal, which need to be clarified. - Read More
MJA
COLUMNISTS
Seema Mustafa Deep
Love - Deep Impact!
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared his
"deep love" for US President George W.Bush. He
did prefix this with India but considering the
fact that he himself is not an elected Prime
Minister, and represents a party with a decided
minority in Parliament, he is really not
entitled to speak for the people of the country.
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(October 04, 2008)
U Mahesh
Prabhu
Indian Muslims v/s Muslims of India
Once in the US, it so happened that a lady was
being chased by a dog. She ran until the dog was
stopped and made to run for its life by a brave
young man. Looking in awe, among the spectators,
was a young journalist. - Read More
(October 06, 2008)
Mubasshir
Mushtaq Iftar
Party?
Come Ramadan and every political party – be it
right-wing, left-wing or middle-wing – float a
new (political!) party with a limited life:
Iftar party. Its life expectancy is that of a
month! As soon as the Eid-moon appears over the
horizon...
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(September 28,2008)
Nuclear Weapons: Everyone or No One
(Lunch with Brian)
As someone who is quite familiar with events in India, courtesy of a
distinguished career as a journalist, an MP, and author of several
books, including a biography on
Nehru, Mobasher Jawed (MJ) Akbar watches the impending nuclear deal
between his country and the U.S with a bit of skepticism, if not
cynicism. Anyone who has read Indian newspapers knows that such
feelings are prevalent, mainly because a section of the Indian
population feels the deal is an attempt to impinge on their sovereign
space....
The International Development
Research Centre
The India Lectures: Distinguished thinkers reflect on a rising
world power
M.J. Akbar, the renowned Indian journalist, editor, and author kicks
off IDRC's year-long series, The India Lectures, on August 28. - Read More
READER'S LETTERS
M J Akbar's 'How
Pakistan insulates India from Terror' was interesting. Dr.
Ambedkar's view that India would be better off divided has come true.
Had it not been the case, I doubt we would have been a democracy and
not like the present day Pakistan.....
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