On Feb 23, N.P. Ashley, who teaches English Literature in Delhi University, wrote: ‘ I found your experiential account of the Sikh Riots of 1984
an extremely powerful and more importantly, tellingly effective piece
in documenting communal carnage. As a Malayalee, I do know that the
tales of the 1984 carnage, which give us several insights into the DNA
of mob terror, are not very well known in Kerala. A person with a
modest background of inclusivist activism, I translate works
pertaining to the field as part of engaging with communalism. Hence I
translated your article into Malayalam and one of the leading
newspapers in Kerala is keen to publish it in its sunday special.’
I was glad to give Ashley my permission to proceed and the article was published a couple of days ago in one of Kerala’s most important newspapers, Kerala Kaumudi.
On Feb 8 Ashley wrote:
http://keralakaumudi.com/news/
From Baltimore Capt. Robert McCabe sends this link to an interview in the Asian WSJ:
The Moment Amitav Ghosh on How a Novelist Recreates History – Scene Asia – WSJ