In a far off place in Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, on 6 December 1992, Babri Masjid is demolished, and the demolition has repercussions even in Bangladesh, a different country, and a far off place from Ayodhya. The fire of communal rioting erupts, and the Dutta family also feels and faces the heat of the communal hatred. Each member of the Dutta family feels about this in his / her own way. It looks as if she has written ‘Lajja’ to the post-colonial nations reminding them about their colonial past which they have seemed to forget. She also confirms with the similarities between colonizers and the radical fundamentalist organization. . It clearly insists us to envisage the question whether the colonizers are better than the prevalent state - run extremist admin.
There are two sided view points. One side off course is that Lajja, no doubt is an eye opener for many. It brought shame on all who throw away humanity for the sake of money, religion and por. The other side doesn’t get a representation and that is what leads to the birth of these fanatics who breach their fellow brothers just because their religion is dissimilar. It has not talked about it which gives an curtailed imagery of the fundamentalist uprising. The entire focus on Babri Masjid is not the only reason for the terrible outcome. The second reason is that the author doesn’t give a viable solution to sort out the situation. When Taslima Nasrin says that ‘ Shame most affected those who inflicted torture, not those who are tortured!’. Throughout the text, Nasrin unfailingly pairs “communalism” with “fundamentalism” and “non-communalism” with “secularism”. It is evident that, in her mind, they are either synonymous, or very intimately, causally associated coherent requirements. However, it has brought out the sectarian backlash against the minorities following the demolition of the Babri mosque in India's Ayodhya by the far-right hordes. Lajja is a war cry to fight with tooth and nail to defend bloodthirstiness of fundamentalism before the insanity kills humanity. The book is really good enough to read at least for once to know the ugly truth of the fundamentalist group and also to distinguish between the politicians who breathe because of them. The Static and repetitive behaviors in characters may alienates the reader, particularly the aggravating stagnancy of Suranjan. However, it is the psychology of human , it is thus that Taslima explains the nature of development of a rationalize man into an irrational and extremist .
Rising fundamentalism and religious intolerance are threatening secularism and moderate Islam. The implications for the region and beyond are grave, but it's not too late for a counter-revolution. As Taslima rightly points out one must go back to the Lokayata tradition, the materialists of ancient India. Three thousand years ago, they raised many questions about religion, questions that appear simple but are actually very subtle. These materialists did not believe in reincarnation, they did not believe in heaven and hell. They were quite vocal against the dominance of the priests. In order to dismiss the subalternees one has to disclaim the age old customs and tradition which hamper the progress towards modernity. And thus hindering the means of acquiring the globalization or more closely becoming one with the so called First World Nations.
It indicates that the fight that started in the name of French Revolution is still going on . There is a need for an hour for a revolution against the unreason and prejudiced practice done in the name of religion. It needs to remove the blind fold from the literate and illiterate many of faith and extremist dogma.
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