Far away from home.
19th February 2021, after reading first six chapters of "Thee Beekeeper of Allepo" by Chresti Lefteri, I decided to write upon reffuge crisis faced all over the world. The book is about the Syrian war which has displaced over six million people from their native lands. The book is a work of fiction based on author's own experience in Athens at a refugee center. This book has been recommended to me by a friend two days ago. While reading first four chapters I noticed that this story has been revolving around me since I was a child. The year 1971 is one of the most remarkable year of my life. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that disturbed many lives.The turning cart of my future life was in the hand of my grandparents. Thousands of people left their homes for the shelter in nearby villages, towns. My grandparents were one of them.
History of mankind illustrates that all groups of people from various races are in fact immigrants. The Beekeeper of Aleppo illustrates certain horrible impacts of war which are sometimes hard to grasp. I am not much of a period drama reader. Something soothing or natural has been always my cup of tea. Even though I have read Amrita Pritam "Revenue Stamp" in my academics course I have never tried a refugee writer in my life. The writer Christy Lefteri has been brought up in London, she is the child of Cypriot reffuges. I read somewhere that some incidents in the book are her own personal experiences.
Some parts of the book romanticise everything so cleverly like nothing has been happening around, even I trapped myself once but realities are far scarier then the fairy Shakespearean world created by Christy. I am not critically analysing here but the truth is far bitter to grasp. Nuri's love for his wife Afra is the only thing which makes this novel fictional. Rest all is real and sometimes hard to grasp.
The Syrian civil war has led many natives to leave their home, occupations behind. The impact of such undecided migrations could be worse. The moral failure of the world is explicit here. Economic gains drive the thrist of the powerful nations that claim to vanguard of global community but in reality are capitalist MNCs that look for profit in each case. The Syrian war has displaced over six million people, the Israel - Palestine conflicts has caused 3-4 millions homeless. The pre - 9/11 and post 9/11 world's are marked by alienated groups of youth who were handed guns in place of books. The worries about jobs and standards of living are shallow when it comes to a pan - global threat to humanity. However, the potential for human development draws a positive image for the future. Germany, for example began vocational training for refugees and offered them cheap labour intensive livelihood. 'Politics and Power' has oppressed the downtrodden for a long time. It is now needed to have a consensus over embracing the homeless. The memories of year 1971 sometimes bring such nuances in me. The black eyed peas "where is the love" couldn't attract much of the humanity towards itself. My grandparents couldn't repent what they have lost and millions of people out there who are still facing refugee crisis couldn't repent either. Refugees face the threat of presecution at their homes and hence are in constant search for new homes. This is what "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" is all about. The search for new homes and in some ways new souls also. I really want to thank my friend who has suggested me this amazing masterpiece. Meanwhile I am writing this I really want to know on which chapter my friend has been arrived. Nation can never be an erosion of what is 'human'. After all, a refugee is indeed a citizen whose potential remains to be explored.
Regards.
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