Bøker av Yaqoob Yawar

Language is a mutative entity and words come and go out of fashion like clothes. However, a few words become the sign and symbol of a specific religion and starts losing its original meaning in the new social environment, and then it becomes necessary to re-establish its original meaning. It is not the job of social reformers to keep the language pure; Most of the times, it is the writers of that time and era, who have to keep these meanings intact, because the writers mold the story and bring it directly to the readers' heart. For example 'Jihad' is one such word - The original meaning of this word is struggle against untruth for truth, struggle against unfair for fair; however, unfortunately, it is a synonym of terrorism - which results in hatred, violence and reprisal. Now, in such an environment, we need a novelist like Yaqoob Yawar, who will do the same work through literature. He does the cold coating on the linguistic wounds that are leaking. He does not just establish the original meaning of Jihad, but also raises the novel from the ground of reality to an ideal. This story is of a layman in a remote tiny village, who experiences hatred and vengeance, after the demolition of Babri Mosque. This novel Sangharsh, is a powerful narrative of this fact and a sweet novel at the same time. The readers will surely once again be able to see the path of the brotherhood which we walk on.

The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the most crucial discoveries of the 20th Century. This civilization flourished between 3000 to 2400 BC and was extended largely from Pakistan-Iran borders to the valleys of Himalaya and the Gulf of Cambay or Khambat, which is a bay on Arabian sea cost of India. In this novel, the author terms Mohenjodaro as Dilmun and Harappa as Hariyupika. Readers will get to experience to understand the culture and the thinking process and decision making techniques of that era. This story revolves around the life and struggle of a woman, who allegedly killed a man who wanted to rape her and gets punished by the king (Nagar-palak) as to be thrown away beyond the boundaries of the city Dilmun. But she survives and gave birth to a male child. Later she plans a revenge with the help of her son successfully, but again as the story proceeds, she gets the punishment for a murder she has not committed, but this time by her son. The details and reasoning of the event can be read in this unforgettable novel named Dilmun.

The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the most important discoveries of the twentieth century. A lot has been discovered so far regarding the physical culture, including its planned stylethe cities, roads, dwellings, wells, baths, utensils, tools, mukta, metal, earthen statuesthat tell us a lot about this civilization, which is the background of this novel. The plot revolves around a young woman who allegedly killed a man. This allegation is true, but why all this happened, how the interpretation of what happened in a male-dominated society, and what kind of situation the woman had to face is what Dilmun is about. Was that woman innocent even after the murder?