This is 1% about the Raja Tridiv Roy and 99% of Bangladesh Liberation war Can t say that it s a well researched book about The Raja It didn t answer most of my curiosity He took all the self conflicting decision without any valid reason This book mentioned he turned down his mother BENITA ROY during a meeting in NY hotel while they were there for UN General Assembly and meeting was highly emotionally charged I want to know what they talk about How was the conversation went But this book doesn t try to find those Whatever is in this book we already know 9789383868162 THE LAST RAJA OF WEST PAKISTAN is primarily about the role.
#heading[2]Policies politics and decisions of Raja Tridiv Roy Raja Tridiv Roy was the monarch of the Chakma tribe of Chittagong area During the independence war of Bangladesh he supported the ruling pakistani governemnt Loyelty towards government or patriotism between these two he choosed the first one Why On what basis he took this dicision Writer cum researcher Priyajit Debsarkar tries to find that out in his book The decisions of Raja Tridiv Roy and the political context in which they were made had far reaching consequences both for the Chakma people and the Raja himself Raja Tridiv Roy was rightly the Last Raja of West Pakistan a patriot who gave up his centuries old kingdom for the love and loyalty for Pakistan but in return was neglected and discarded by his beloved land He might have met a glorious fate if in 1971 he had not chosen to abandon his people his motherland and his kingdom Those who interested in historical litarature non fiction or lets say history books vougely should read this book That s all folks Ps It s the custom for editors to keep a low profile and to underplay any changes they may make to an author s manuscript I can understand it But Barrister Islam Khan who has written a Foreword and Epilogue in the book From my prespective its not enough Publishers or writer can do something about it dunno 9789383868162 I was curious to know about the reason why the Chakma Raja Tridiv Roy left his kingdom and why did he supported West Pakistan This book was a good attempt to explain the reasons but the writer didn t go deep which disappointed me However history of the liberation of Bangladesh and Tridiv Roy s actions from his side are explained well in parallel 9789383868162 9789383868162 9789383868162
| The Last Raja of West Pakistan By Priyajit Debsarkar |
| 9383868163 |
| 9789383868162 |
| English |
| 150 |
| Hardcover |
THE LAST RAJA OF WEST PAKISTAN is primarily about the role policies politics and decisions of Raja Tridiv Roy the monarch of the Chakma tribe of Chittagong area now located in Bangladesh Covering the period beginning with his coronation as king in 1953 up to the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 72 this book evaluates his decision to stay loyal to Pakistan till the end and contextualizes the political relationship between East and West Pakistan at that time The Last Raja of West Pakistan.