Has Gujarat Tackled its Dark Past?

Islam and Politics

Has Gujarat Tackled its Dark Past?

by Ranjona Banerji

Columnist Ranjona Banerji writes, “Is it time to forgive and forget what happened in Gujarat 10 years ago? Is a decade enough to heal all the wounds, wipe all the tears, bury all the pain, dissipate all the rage and decide that punishment and retribution are ungracious sentiments in a state which is booming economically and is upheld as poster child of industrial growth? Is money even better than kindness or regret or generosity or compassion at removing all signs of suffering?

Or maybe, when you forgot to accept your past, it is likely to come back and haunt you again and again. And that, surely, is a terribly price to pay.”