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Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed

While we received hundreds of letters and mails from readers in response to our October 31-November 6, 2007 issue, some readers have pointed out certain books, reports and movies that they strongly felt should have been included. We assure all readers that the WSN will regularly feature the rich resources pointed out by many readers. All of us need many pegs to hang our memories on, and we must continuously look the beast in the eye, lest it gets on our back. Assassinating memory is a long process, so is saving it for generations to come. We feature here on of the books mentioned by a few readers.

Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed is authored by human rights activist Gunisha Kaur. Human rights violations have been an Orwellian part of Indian heritage since the very birth of the independent nation. The leaders of the newborn country, now free from it’s British rule, were so wary of opposition, that they simply eliminated it; and so began the tale of grotesque human rights abuses. In 1984 came the climax of the attempt to stifle independent opinion. With the raiding and destruction if the Harmandir Sahib came a wave of government inspired pogroms, claiming the lives of tens of thousands of innocent Sikhs in total.
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Can anything justify the brutalization and slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent Sikhs inside the Harmandir Sahib (especially after the army had gained control of the buildings) and throughout India in subsequent months.
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The book Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed serves to meticulously recount the events of 1984 and subsequent years in a manner previously never attempted - it serves to retell our history while also serving as a reference guide to many in depth books and other resources on 1984. The necessity of such a book is highlighted by the fact that twenty years after one of the greatest acts of religious cleansing, few people are aware of any human rights violations in India.

Each and every copy of Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed that has been sold since its publication has been sold at cost with no profit to the author or the publishers. In addition, many books have been distributed for free or under-cost to people who cannot afford this minimal price, or who are requesting books for other seva. This is not an economic endeavor for anyone involved in the process, but simply an attempt to spread awareness of human rights violations across the world.

21 November 2007
 

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