I am a hindu guy myself. And to no astonishment I find myself as Suranjan in the story. I too believe the whim of any religon's promotion in the country will do no good. Yes we ought to build orphanages, schools and hospitals in places we decide to build temples or mosques. But then I no longer accuse Suranjan for behaving communal in the end. He who turned a deaf ear at the earlier events of hoolaginism in the community thiniking its only due to the commmunal foxes was forced to believe the whole Bangladesh was turning over the hindus as his own dear sister got abducted and tored apart by savagers (Who he called themselves "Muslims" at the end.
Yes Suranjan tried every thing to pacify him. He drank alcohol in his own home, he even fucked (tried it as a rape, what difference does it make to a hooker?) a musllim whore virtulally in front of his own man tryin to prove hindus also are capables males. But nothing could elude his dear memories of his sister who was the only ray of hope and happiness in his house.
Well the novel is damn success ful to show the three distinguishing characters in their livelihood
Sudhamoya: An unquestionable patriot, who always deneis to tag the hooligans to belong in any one community (particularly Muslims)
KiranMoyee: Well, an ideal wife for conservative hindus, crushes all her desires in front of a husband who just lays besides her. As a women she seems to have a great power of suppressing her grief only to outburst at occassions. I wish i had the same power and could heartenly pour them at times.
Suranjan: A rebellious guy who had once flung himself deep into principles of communism. Ultamitely forced himself to declare himself " Communal", the title he always hated. The declaration of islam as state religion, handful no. of hindus in national level, the mistrust of society on getting job or starting business,the dwndling no. of hindu populatioan
in the country due to exodus towards India and finally, the most important treating the hindus as second class citizens, beating them, killing them, abducting their properties, raping their wives and daughters all of these forced him to believe that he was a foreigner in his own country and the fight for independence done by his father and grandfather are counted not even a trickle.
I wonder if Bangladesh is still the same as depicted in the novel. Finally I conclude that only the demolition of Babari Masjid in India is not alone responsible for the events. Its because of the attitude of the so called muslims towards hindus. And this attitude seemed to be fostered at the national level.
My congratulations to Miss Taslima Nasrin, for her success to portriat of a hindu family admist the situation, she being a muslim herself and with the care she has collected the minute details of the events occured. I have read one another book of her "Characterless Girl" i think and i think of her as a rebellious writer who stands to break chains built by te islamic community for the muslim females.
Revolutionary Road
