A review by vipinsirigiri
Lajja: Shame by Taslima Nasrin

3.0

The book talks about Dattas - a Hindu family living in Bangladesh, facing the after effects of muslim violence due to Babri Masjid demolition in India. The story brilliantly shows the transformation of a liberation war veteran father convincing to flee his own country, his wife forgoing Hindu customs and practices, his communist/atheist son turning communal and his daughter abducted and missing. The pages could've been cut in a quarter if not for the long list of names of temples burnt, shops razed, people killed - described frequently and at a go. It became annoying at times with chapters just describing this newspapery list and had something related to story only towards the end!