Living Apart: Communal violence and forced displacement in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli is a book describing the violence and the aftermath of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots in Uttar Pradesh, India. Written by social activists Harsh Mander, Akram Akhtar Chaudhary, Zafar Eqbal, and Rajanya Bose, it is based on interviews with people who witnessed the violence, and describes the living conditions of such people.[1][2][3]
Commenting on the content of the book, Mander has written:
With mounting astonishment and anguish, we discovered as many as 65 refugee colonies, 28 in Muzaffarnagar and 37 in Shamli, housing 29,328 residents, described in our report Living Apart. Even this does not represent the full numbers of people who could never return to the villages of their birth. Uncounted populations bought houses or rented homes in existing Muslim settlements, or permanently migrated out of these districts or even the state. We estimate that the mass communal violence led ultimately to at least 50,000 people permanently expelled from their villages as hate refugees, of which 30,000 we found in these 65 new refugee colonies.[4]
The Hindu describes the book as a "field report" which
[indicts] the State administration for not only failing to rehabilitate riot victims displaced from their homes and villages, but also for actively encouraging Muslim refugees, who used to live in Hindu-majority villages, to resettle in Muslim-majority colonies. The report is based on a survey conducted between March and July 2016 by the NGOsAman Biradari and Afkar India in 65 resettlement colonies of riot victims in the two districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli, housing a total of 29,328 persons.[3]
Asian AgeEdit
A review in The Asian Age states that the book chronicles the apathy of the state government in rehabilitating the victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots. Commenting on the violence that took place, the review quotes from a passage in the book:
A people who had never fought each other in history, suddenly became bitter enemies: estranged, fearful and angry. Not even during the Partition of 1947, did a drop of blood flow in our villages.[2]
The TelegraphEdit
A review in The Telegraph states that the report aims to draw the attention of the state government to the riots. The review states that, as per the report, some Muslim community organisations, who offered to help to victims would only do so on certain conditions, including "adherence to more orthodox beliefs." The review quotes the report:
Today, a divided population here presents the triumph of communal politics, successfully undoing histories of shared living between Hindus and Muslims in the region over centuries.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^"The Lingering Pain Of Muzaffarnagar". Outlook. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ ab"Muzaffarnagar riots: 30,000 people still living in 65 refugee colonies". Asian Age. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ ab"Riot victims live in ghetto-like conditions: Report". The Hindu. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^"Muzaffarnagar, three years later". Indian Express. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^. The Telegraph. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
September 01, 2023
living, apart, communal, violence, forced, displacement, muzaffarnagar, shamli, book, describing, violence, aftermath, 2013, muzaffarnagar, riots, uttar, pradesh, india, written, social, activists, harsh, mander, akram, akhtar, chaudhary, zafar, eqbal, rajanya. Living Apart Communal violence and forced displacement in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli is a book describing the violence and the aftermath of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots in Uttar Pradesh India Written by social activists Harsh Mander Akram Akhtar Chaudhary Zafar Eqbal and Rajanya Bose it is based on interviews with people who witnessed the violence and describes the living conditions of such people 1 2 3 Commenting on the content of the book Mander has written With mounting astonishment and anguish we discovered as many as 65 refugee colonies 28 in Muzaffarnagar and 37 in Shamli housing 29 328 residents described in our report Living Apart Even this does not represent the full numbers of people who could never return to the villages of their birth Uncounted populations bought houses or rented homes in existing Muslim settlements or permanently migrated out of these districts or even the state We estimate that the mass communal violence led ultimately to at least 50 000 people permanently expelled from their villages as hate refugees of which 30 000 we found in these 65 new refugee colonies 4 Contents 1 Reviews 1 1 The Hindu 1 2 Asian Age 1 3 The Telegraph 2 ReferencesReviews EditThe Hindu Edit The Hindu describes the book as a field report which indicts the State administration for not only failing to rehabilitate riot victims displaced from their homes and villages but also for actively encouraging Muslim refugees who used to live in Hindu majority villages to resettle in Muslim majority colonies The report is based on a survey conducted between March and July 2016 by the NGOs Aman Biradari and Afkar India in 65 resettlement colonies of riot victims in the two districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli housing a total of 29 328 persons 3 Asian Age EditA review in The Asian Age states that the book chronicles the apathy of the state government in rehabilitating the victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots Commenting on the violence that took place the review quotes from a passage in the book A people who had never fought each other in history suddenly became bitter enemies estranged fearful and angry Not even during the Partition of 1947 did a drop of blood flow in our villages 2 The Telegraph EditA review in The Telegraph states that the report aims to draw the attention of the state government to the riots The review states that as per the report some Muslim community organisations who offered to help to victims would only do so on certain conditions including adherence to more orthodox beliefs The review quotes the report Today a divided population here presents the triumph of communal politics successfully undoing histories of shared living between Hindus and Muslims in the region over centuries 5 References Edit The Lingering Pain Of Muzaffarnagar Outlook 9 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 a b Muzaffarnagar riots 30 000 people still living in 65 refugee colonies Asian Age 8 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 a b Riot victims live in ghetto like conditions Report The Hindu 8 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 Muzaffarnagar three years later Indian Express 7 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 30000 riot displaced off govt s radar The Telegraph 8 September 2016 Archived from the original on 9 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Living Apart amp oldid 1139539642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
