Friday, February 21, 2025

Interview with Aysha Jalal

 


Interview with Aysha Jalal 


This interview is aired at 21st February 2025 in Punjabi radio program Lok Lhar. 


Click and listen the Interview of Aysha Jalal

Colonial powers and their opponents exploited religion as a tool against each other, revealing that the true issue lies not with faith or spirituality, but with the politicization of religion. The real concern is the rise of Political Islam or Hindutva etc, where religion is used to serve political agendas. However, it's often observed that people mistakenly target spirituality or faith instead of deconstructing the underlying politics.

It's essential to distinguish between radicals and revolutionaries. While every revolutionary is indeed radical, not every radical is necessarily revolutionary. This nuanced understanding is crucial in navigating the complex dynamics of religion, politics, and social change


انگریزاں تے انگریز مخالفاں، سب نے دھرم نوں ورتیا۔

انگریز دے بنائے ظالمانہ ریاستی قوانین نوں انڈیا، پاکستان تے بنگلہ دیش ہر تھاں جاری رکھیا گیا کیونجے اشرافیہ نوں ایہہ سوٹ کریندا ہے۔ایس دے ذمہ وار سب حکمران جے۔ بھارت وچ مسلسل جمہوریت رہی مگر نہرو دے دور توں ہی ریاستی ظالمانہ قوانین دا ورتارا کیتا گیا حتاکہ انڈین آئین انہاں قوانین نوں تحفظ دیندا ہے۔

لکھنو پیکٹ(1916) پاروں بنگالی تے پنجابی مسلماناں نال بہوں زیادتی ہوئی تے علامہ اقبال اس خلاف آواز اٹھائی۔

انگریزاں نے مذہب نوں نرا ''شناخت'' تک محدود کردتا حلانکہ مذہب دا پیغام ایس توں بہت گہرا ہے اتے اسی اج انگریزاں دے جاون دے 77 سال بعد وی ایس وچ پھسے ہاں۔

انگریزاں پنجابی زبان نوں مارن دی بہوں کوشش کیتی مگر اوہ ایس نوں مار نہ سکے۔ پنجابی زبان بغیر ریاستی تھاپڑے دے اج وی ساڈے ایتھے زندہ ہے


What Aysha Jalal said about Language narrative & the resilience of Punjabi


Among her books are:

Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia, (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008)

Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam since c.1850s (London and New York, Routledge, 2000; Delhi: Oxford University Press and Lahore: Sang-e-Meel, 2001)

Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy, joint author with Sugata Bose second edition. (London: Routledge, 2004, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004)

Nationalism, Democracy and Development: State and Politics in India, joint editor with Sugata Bose, joint author of introduction and author of article Exploding Communalism (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997)

Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia: a Comparative and Historical Perspective (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995 in hardcover and paperback; Indian edition by New Delhi: Foundation Books, 1995; and Pakistani edition by Lahore: Sang-e-Meel, 1995) The State of Martial Rule: the Origins of Pakistan's Political Economy of Defence (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990); Pakistani hardcover and paperback editions by Lahore: Vanguard Press, 1991; Indian hardcover edition by New Delhi: Foundation Books, 1992



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Interview with Aysha Jalal

  Interview with Aysha Jalal  This interview is aired at 21st February 2025 in Punjabi radio program Lok Lhar.  Click and listen the Intervi...