Penguin Books

The book is an evaluation of the occurrences of November 1984 in Delhi and the rest of India. The author begins with the history/genesis of the Hindu Sikh divide, moves onto the political, religious and economic causes behind the situation in the Punjab of the 1980s. Then to the triggers which led to the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the unfortunate carnage which followed.

Then it moves to the current situation of the victims. Their longing for justice. Their lives - some still in ruins, others somewhat normalized.

Here's a good review of the same book by Khushwant Singh, who is himself a self-proclaimed expert in this area. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071215/saturday/above.htm Though there are certain points where I myself differ from the eminent author's views. For one, his view of the Hindu-Sikh identity/divide is very British in nature, based on history, ignoring the psychological and social perspectives entirely.

About the book, anyone even remotely interested in the area would find it interesting. The only reason why I've given it a yellow is that I wouldn't recommend people to read it primarily because it is extremely gory - primarily due to the horrific details the author has mentioned. There are things that you can never imagine one human doing to another, leave alone, to a set of totally innocent and simple people/children - a fourth degree of torture!