When A Tree Shook Delhi

It stands out even in a country inured to mass violence-3,000 members of a minority community slaughtered over three days in 1984, right in India's capital. Twenty-three years on, neither the organizers of the massacre nor the state players who facilitated it have been punished, despite prolonged inquiries and trials. This massacre of Sikhs in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination has turned out to be a reality check on India's much touted institutions of the rule of law.
About Author :
Manoj Mitta, forty-three is a journalsit who casts a critical eye on India's record on the rule of law, human rights and jducial accountability. A law graduate from Hyderabad, he is a senior editor with The Times of India, and has worked earlier with The Indian Express and India Today. Carnage. he lives in Noida with his wife and two children. Harvinder Singh Phoolka, fifty-two, has spearheaded the long-drawn-out campaign for justice to the victims of the 1984 carnage. He mobilized their testimonies and represeted them before succesive inquiries. A senior advocate practising in Delhi, he has been a designated counsel for the central government, Punjab government and Election Commission of India. He lives in Delhi with his wife and two children.
Contents :
Preface PART I-UNCOVERING THE 'TRUTH' Dateline New Delhi Forebodings Disarming Tactics Block 32 Plight of a War Hero A Tale of Two Gurdwaras Masterly Inaction Rape in the Time of Mourning Under the Army's Nose False Hero PART II-THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE: AN INSIDE ACCOUNT Personal Fallout The Beginning of the Struggle Clubbing the Good with the Bed A Farce of an Inquiry Withdrawal Further Cover-Up Turning Point Pitched Battles Travails of Leaders A Fresh Inequiry Late Impact Small Mercy Epilogue Annexure