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The Taliban and I

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अफगानिस्तान का तालिबान शासन अब विश्व में रूढ़िवाद, कट्टरता और कठमुल्लावादी तानाशाही का पर्याय बन चुका है, ‘तालिबानी’ और ‘तालिबानीकरण’ जैसे शब्द इधर राजनीतिक विमर्श में आम हो गए हैं। यह पुस्तक इसी तालिबान शासन से लेखिका की अपनी मुठभेड़ का लोमहर्षक विवरण है। लेखिका ने एक अफगान-युवक से प्रेम-विवाह के बाद कई वर्ष अफगानिस्तान में बिताए हैं। अफगानिस्तान प्रवास के अपने काले दिनों का त्रास उन्होंने इसकी पंक्ति-पंक्ति में पिरोया है। साथ ही विकास की धारा से विच्छिन्न उस भूमि तथा वहाँ के निवासियों के विषय में कई दिलचस्प तथा चौंकानेवाली जानकारियाँ भी पाठक को इस पुस्तक में प्राप्त होंगी। सुष्मिता बंद्योपाध्याय की इससे पहली पुस्तक ‘काबुलीवाले की बंगाली बीवी’ की पृष्ठभूमि से परिचित पाठक इस आत्मकथात्मक उपन्यास को एक निरन्तरता के साथ पढ़ सकेंगे। इसमें उन्होंने अफगानिस्तान के अनुभवों के साथ-साथ अपनी मातृभूमि सम्बन्धी कुछ स्मृतियों तथा स्त्री-विमर्श के कुछ सार्वभौमिक सवालों को भी रेखांकित किया है।

156 pages, Hardcover

Published October 16, 2023

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Sushmita Bandhopadhyay

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Susmita Bandopadhyay AKA Sayeda Kamala was a writer and activist from India. Her works include the memoir Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou (A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife; 1997) based on her experience of marrying an Afghan and her time in Afghanistan during Taliban rule. The story was used as the basis for the Bollywood film Escape from Taliban.

At the age of 49, she was killed by suspected Taliban militants during the evening of 4 September or in the early morning hours of 5 September 2013, outside her home in Paktika Province, Afghanistan

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April 19, 2024
"The Taliban and I" is a captivating story by Arunava Sinha, detailing Sushmita Bandyopadhyay's experience with the Taliban in late 1980s Afghanistan. Bandyopadhyay's marriage to Afghan merchant Jaanbaz Khan in Calcutta in 1988 led to her being sent to the war-torn country. In September 2013, she was violently killed by Taliban insurgents. Sinha's translation captures the intensity of her story, providing a touching glimpse into her struggles and triumphs. The book serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the resilience of those who reject Taliban rule.
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February 27, 2024
I found the book very confusing. It was probably this edition but I couldn't understand the temporal counting of events.
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