India experienced terrorism much before other countries even awoke to it. The cowardice in perpetuating violence by the indoctrinated on an unsuspecting populace cannot be condemned enough.
We know too well that a country living under the shadow of terror finds inadvertently every sphere of its life effected by it.
Simple things like going to the cinema, travelling on public transport, shopping in bursting markets before festivities or even paying obeisance at a
Simple things like going to the cinema, travelling on public transport, shopping in bursting markets before festivities or even paying obeisance at a
place of worship are marked by anxiety, suspicion & worse divisiveness.
On the other hand security agencies fight an enemy that lives & mingles among us.
It is said - those in charge of our security have to win every time, the terrorists only once.
On the other hand security agencies fight an enemy that lives & mingles among us.
It is said - those in charge of our security have to win every time, the terrorists only once.
@DeviPrasadRao8 Antim Sanskar, his first book, is fast paced fiction that captures all sides of this violent phenomenon.
Terrorists, their motivations, their enablers in society, government, its agencies, the foreign counterparts & of course the hapless victims.
Terrorists, their motivations, their enablers in society, government, its agencies, the foreign counterparts & of course the hapless victims.
His characters are well etched & real, drawing the reader into the story so convincing to our lives today.
The subtext through the book is very interesting.
Each chapter begins with a Sanskrit shloka on Statecraft, juxtaposing the present with India’s past.
The subtext through the book is very interesting.
Each chapter begins with a Sanskrit shloka on Statecraft, juxtaposing the present with India’s past.
As
Ahimsa Paramo Dharma
Dharma Himsa Tathaiva Cha
Non-violence is the ultimate Dharma.
So too is violence in service of Dharma.
Ahimsa Paramo Dharma
Dharma Himsa Tathaiva Cha
Non-violence is the ultimate Dharma.
So too is violence in service of Dharma.
Antim Sanskar does not promote war.
But it seeks to clarify that Hinduism isn’t a pacifist religion either. Through each page which keeps one gripped with its deep thought but easy flowing language is the author’s message to look deep, find the answers within & not commit
But it seeks to clarify that Hinduism isn’t a pacifist religion either. Through each page which keeps one gripped with its deep thought but easy flowing language is the author’s message to look deep, find the answers within & not commit
the mistakes of the past.
History is unforgiving….unless of course it’s whitewashed :-)
A book well worth your time.
History is unforgiving….unless of course it’s whitewashed :-)
A book well worth your time.
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