2. NAMES ROLL NO.
AKHIL FERNANDES 1O9
JAY MARVANIA 135
PRIYANK PANCHAL 138
SAIPRASAD RANE 142
PURAV SANGANI 145
DEEP VYAS 158
3. We would like to thank Khushwant Singh, the
author of this book, to come up with such an
extra ordinary work on the communal problems
prevailing in India and informing us about the
same by publishing it.
4. • Born on February 2, 1915.
• India‟s best known columnist and
journalist.
• Ex-member of Indian ministry of
External Affairs and Parliament.
• Best known for secularism, humor and
love of poetry.
5. • Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan
which he returned later.
• Honest man of the year award.
• “Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My
Life”.
6. •A serious book by one who usually
writes on love lust and more.
•Published in 2003 by Penguin Books.
•Wake-up call up for every citizen.
7. •Conveys the communal history of India.
•Discusses major communal riots in
terms of its causes and consequences.
•Gives suggestions regarding how to
overcome communalism.
8. •Introduction
•The case of Gujarat
•The Sangh and Its Demons
•Communalism- an Old Problem
•Is There a Solution
9. •Brief explanation about writer‟s reviews on
communalism by different political parties.
•Resurgence of religious fundamentalism.
•Worst enemy of every religion.
11. •Origin of Hindu nationalism.
•Savarkar‟s concept of Hindutva.
•Writings of Praful Garodia.
•Affects „Bhartiya Sanskriti‟.
12. •Communalism like an octopus.
•Worst impact by partition.
•Era of Indira Gandhi.
•History of the Sikhs and anti-Sikh riots.
•A true religious man.
13. •Economic motives and political promotion as a cause
of riots.
•Non-existence of Lakshman Rekha between religion
and politics.
•Resurgence of Nehruvian notion.
•Good life is the only religion.
14. In favor of the book:
•Hinduisation of the nation.
•Innocent people are easily influenced by political parties.
•Constitution has remained a piece of paper.
•Naïve thinking by followers of Hindutva.
15. Against the book:
•Positive side of the ones accused.
•India will end is an exaggeration by the author.
•India has survived greater crisis.
16. •Birth of Hindu nationalism.
•Nehru and his concept of a secular country.
•City of Ahmedabad.
•Gujarat riots.
•Causes of riots in general.
•Five pillars of any religion.