The Colonel Who Would Not Repent

Posted on 03 February 2017 by Salil Tripathi

Salil Tripathi brings together the narrative skill of a novelist and the analytical tools of a political journalist to give us the story of a nation that is absorbing, haunting and illuminating Kamila Shamsie, author of A God in Every Stone Between March and December 1971, the Pakistani army committed atrocities on an unprecedented scale in the country s eastern wing Pakistani troops and their collaborators were responsible for countless deaths and cases of rape Clearly, religion alone wasn t enough to keep Pakistan s two halves united From that brutal violence, Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation, but the wounds have continued to fester The gruesome assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country s charismatic first prime minister and most of his family, the coups and counter coups which followed, accompanied by long years of military rule were individually and collectively responsible for the country s inability to come to grips with the legacy of the Liberation War Four decades later, as Bangladesh tries to bring some accountability and closure to its blood soaked past through controversial tribunals prosecuting war crimes, Salil Tripathi travels the length and breadth of the country probing the country s trauma through interviews with hundreds of Bangladeshis His book offers the reader an unforgettable portrait of a nation whose political history since Independence has been marked by tragedy than triumph. Download The Colonel Who Would Not Repent – kino-fada.fr Merely 24 years after the British left the Indian subcontinent, dividing it into two countries identified solely by their majority faiths, both halves of Pakistan entered a bloody conflict, resulting in Bangladesh s independence.Tripathi s nuanced, well researched book examines the causes of this conflict economic, cultural, political, linguistic and its terrible human cost, a large, gaping wound that Bangladesh is still nursing.The book begins with an overview of Bengal s culture a primar Merely 24 years after the British left the Indian subcontinent, dividing it into two countries identified solely by their majority faiths, both halves of Pakistan entered a bloody co...An excellent, deeply researched, nuanced, moving and insightful primer to Bangladesh and the Liberation War that led to its creation in 1971 Of note, in particular, are Tripathi s interviews with rape survivors.Tripathi places the events that followed 1971 and civil military relations in the context of the war, allowing the reader to analyse and understand the politics in Bangladesh today This book is also a must read for people interested in the Indian subcontinent, because it provides a basi An excellent, deeply researched, nuanced, moving and insightful primer to Bangladesh and the Liberation War that led to its creation in 1971 Of note, in particular, are Tripathi s interviews with rape survivors.Tripathi places the events that followed 1971 a...This book stands out because it not only deals with the birth of Bangladesh, the 1971 war and the dismemberment of Pakistan, but also because it goes a great length to define the Bengali identity, the historical past of the Bengali people and the human cost that they are paying till date because of the atrocities that happened during, before and after the war The chapter on Birangonas was bone chilling and the author has to be given credit for going to such great depths on such a touchy topic This book stands out because it not only deals with the birth of Bangladesh, the...A fine balance of the broad sweep of the history of Bangladeshi independence with the detail of individual experiences, especially the harrowing stories of birangonas , the women raped during the war for independence Marred only by a few too many editorial errors.Wow What a well researched and well written book Salil Tripathi documents the history of Bengal from the partitioning of Bengal to rise of Sheikh Mujib, the birth of Bangladesh, the intervening years of the military rule, the rise of Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina In the meticulously researched book with testimonies from some key fig...The separation of East Pakistan remains a dark chapter in history of Pakistan Salil Tripathi s book provided a much needed narrative to the events and one gets to see the conflict through Bengali eyes It is a must read for introduction to Pakistani History.THE COLONEL WHO WOULD NOT REPENT The Bangladesh war and its unquiet legacy Salil TripathiSalil Tripathi writes extensively in the international press You can see his articles features in Guardian, Wall Street Journal etc., He writes well.detailed without getting to be boring.Bangladesh does not figure in our narrative as much as Pakistan does The only time Bangladesh comes into the collective consciousness in India is when some stray story pops up about floods, buildings collapsing and THE COLONEL WHO WOULD NOT REPENT The Bangladesh war and its unquiet legacy Salil TripathiSalil Tripathi writes extensively in the international press You can see his articles features in Guardian, Wall Street Journal etc., He writes well.detailed without getting to be boring.Bangladesh does not figure in our narrative as much as P...Salil Tripathi writes extensively in the international press You can see his articles features in Guardian, Wall Street Journal etc., He writes well.detailed without getting to be boring.Bangladesh does not figure in our narrative as much as Pakistan does The only time Bangladesh comes into the collective consciousness in India is when some stray story pops up about floods, buildings collapsing and a 100 workers dying in a galley slave garment workshop or if there is a coup Mostly negative Salil Tripathi writes extensively in the international press You can see his articles features in Guardian, Wall Street Journal etc., He writes well.detailed without getting to be boring.Bangladesh does not figure in our narrative as much as Pakistan does The only time Bangladesh comes into the collective consciousness in India is when some stray story pops up about floods, buildings collapsing and a 100 workers dying in a galley slave garment workshop or if there is a coup Mostly negative The only positive news that we hear is about their brave heart cricket team when they punch above their weight in most international tournaments.This is my second book on Bangladesh in the last three years The last one was The Blood Telegram by Gary Bass which was an account of the mayhem unleashed by Pakistan post the doomed elections for PPP where Sheikh Mujib wins an overwhelming majority The Blood T...I have grown up listening about how Indira Gandhi was once worshiped as Goddess in parts of Bangladesh and Bengal from my mother I have always been intrigued by looking at the relations between India and Bangladesh today and wondered how a country who was created by the help of India could be so hostile to it and have so much mistrust This was the reason i decided to pick up this book and bravo does this book fill the gaps so perfectly.Salil has researched a lot and has made a conscious effor I have grown up listening about how Indira Gandhi was once worshiped as Goddess in parts of Bangladesh and Bengal from my mother I have always been intrigued by looking at the relations between India and Bangladesh today and wondered how a country who was created by the help of India could be so hostile to it and have so much mistrust This was the reason i decided to pick up this book and bravo does this book fill the gaps so perfectly.Salil has researched a lot and has made a conscious effort to ensure the frenzy of a war torn nation to exaggerate facts and casualties does not influence the general tone of the book...An accessible history of modern Bangladesh, anchored primarily by the oral histories of the author s interview subjects and a survey of existing literature and primary sources The 1971 war of independence from Pakistan and the chaotic succession of coups, counter coups, and assassinations that followed the war comprise the bulk of the book, with the coda chapter focusing on the Sheikh Hasina government s creation of a war crimes tribunal to prosecute those who had fought against separation Unr An accessible history of modern Bangladesh, anchored primarily by the oral histories of the author s interview subjects and a survey of existing literature and primary sources The 1971 war of independence from Pakistan and the chaotic succession of coups, counter coups, and assassinations that followed the war comprise the bulk of the book, with the coda chapter focusing on the Sheikh Hasina government s creation of a war crimes tribunal to prosecute those who had fought against separation Unres...

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03 February 2017

Salil Tripathi