Actress and director Nandita Das said that the story of communal violence in Gujarat was very personal to her as she has been involved in the issue of sectarian violence for a long time. Das made the comment while interacting with the audience at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) after the screening of her movie “Firaaq.”
Recalling the dark days of 2002, she said many of her friends worked in Gujarat among the survivors of the genocide of Muslims there. She learned first-hand many personal stories of the survival and loss. Das held a series of talk in various college campuses across India and she felt disturbed at the prejudice and justification of violence that came out during her conversations with the students. “Firaaq,” Nandita Das said was an attempt to channelize her helplessness in a constructive way.
Muslims continue to face harassment not only in Gujarat but rest of India too. “The imposition of a singular identity is a big struggle for Indian Muslims, more so over the years, when they are being asked questions like are you an Indian first or a Muslim first?” Full story...
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