The Times of India
Book on post-Godhra riots scenario released
15 Mar 2009, 0450 hrs IST, TNN
Ahmedabad : Professor TK Oomen, a professor emeritus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, released a book on Godhra on
Saturday here. Speaking at the launch, Oomen said, "Not a single person from Gujarat was willing to be associated with our conflict project in the state, no matter how hard we tried to recruit them". The book is called Reconciliation in Post-Godhra Gujarat: The Role of Civil Society .
Oomen, a Padma Bhushan awardee, said, "It was out of fear during post-Godhra times that no one wanted to get associated with issues related to communal harmony."
Oomen in his book has argued that communal violence is often a deliberate product of human design, seemingly provoked by national or religious passions.
He was a member of Prime Minister's High Level Committee (2004-6) for the study of Social, Economic and Educational Status of the Muslim Community in India. Oomen was also associated with the rehabilitation programme in post-Godhra Gujarat.
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