{"product_id":"the-muslim-vanishes-hardcover","title":"The Muslim Vanishes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaeed Naqvi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe great poet Ghalib, part of a long tradition of eclectic liberalism, found Benaras so compelling that he wrote his longest poem on the holy city, 'Chiragh-e-Dair' (\u003ci\u003eMandir Ka Diya \u003c\/i\u003eor Lamp in the Temple): \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Ibadat khaana-e-naaqoosian ast, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHama na Kaaba-e-Hindostan ast. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (Devotees make searing music with conch shells, \u003cbr\u003e This truly is the Kaaba of Hindustan.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Take Ghalib and his myriad followers out of the equation. Will Hindustan be left with a gaping hole or become something quite new? \u003ci\u003eThe Muslim Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, a play by Saeed Naqvi, attempts to answer that question. \u003cbr\u003e Caste, the Hindu-Muslim divide, Pakistan-Kashmir-decibel levels on these subjects are too high, with each side fiercely defending their own narratives for a conversation to take place. What is the way out of this trap? \u003cbr\u003e Razor-sharp, gentle and funny, Saeed Naqvi falls back on a combination of grandma's bedside stories, Aesop's fables and Mullah Nasruddin's feigned foibles to spring an inspired surprise on us. Can it douse the flames?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaeed Naqvi\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known Indian journalist. He covered the 1971 war against Pakistan, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh, the Sri Lankan Civil War, 1971, Sino-Vietnam war, 1979, US bombing of Libya, 1986, the first coup in Fiji, 1987, Nicaragua war, 1989, Operation Desert Storm, 1991, US occupation of Afghanistan, 2002 and Iraq, 2003, and the Syrian civil war, 2011. He has also conducted long-format TV interviews with world statesmen like Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Saddam Hussain, Muammar Qaddafi, Benazir Bhutto, Henry Kissinger, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hashemi Rafsanjani, Hosni Mubarak and Mahathir Mohammad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Among the path-breaking works in the field of India's plural culture and the history of Hindustani classical music is his three-part DVD series on the history of Hindustani classical music. He has produced thirty-five short films on India's composite culture, which were considered a landmark. He has authored three books: \u003ci\u003eReflections of an Indian Muslim\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Brahmin Prime Minister\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eBeing The Other: The Muslim in India\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766088958240,"sku":"9780670096350","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/51e632333a29cecc1f77beea3e1dd4ba.webp?v=1780285169","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-muslim-vanishes-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}