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Stolen History – Try, and Not Cry, As You Read!
“Once I got this book in my hand, I could not put it down. I cried at several places.”
KC Ramrakha, former Member of Parliament of Fiji and Lawyer, Sydney, Australia”.A Haunting Tragedy
Tears in Paradise covers two distinct periods of Indo-Fijian history -
The Struggles of a Forgotten Generation – 1879-1919
An Uncertain Future – 1920-2004
Its 296 pages contain rare pictures of the plantation workers, a heartbreaking account of the author’s pilgrimage
to his roots and continuing struggles and uncertainties that hound the descendants of the indentured workers in the 21st Century.
Many readers have appealed to the author, Rajendra Prasad, a descendant of indentured laborers, to write another book, further expounding on that gruesome period, but he has declined to take that path again, claiming that he is still haunted by the grisly revelations. His anguish is captured in his book
“I have constantly been drawn into this sorrow and to this solitude. I have grieved in the stillness of the night and, in the deep peal of thunder, I have heard the muffled cries of our ancestors, imploring us, their descendants, to ensure that their pain and suffering during the indenture period in Fiji, was not lost in the mist of time and that those who destroyed their lives were made to realize and accept their iniquities and express their remorse”.
Tears in Paradise is an authoritative account of the indenture in Fiji, as it graphically recounts incidents that will leave the reader in shock, wonder and tears, asking – “Did this really happen?” Yes, it did! It is a spellbinding historical account covering 125 years and is written with the power of the heart and balance of mind. The language is rich, mellifluous and engaging and the depth of research content has been acclaimed by Writers’ Digest –
“This is an amazing work of research, compiled historical facts, personal stories, anecdotes, even stories within stories. How many of us know much of anything about this area of the world, much less the horrendous suffering the Indians encountered; the book is therefore, a genuine eye-opener that makes us aware of such pain, inequities, their indentured lives…it is written evenly, eloquently, with heartfelt interest…To him (author), thousands of Indians, Fiji is indeed a paradise lost. The old photos add stark reality, immediacy, expressing the horror of author’s stories”.
KC Ramrakha, former Member of Parliament of Fiji and Lawyer, Sydney, Australia”.A Haunting Tragedy
Tears in Paradise covers two distinct periods of Indo-Fijian history -
The Struggles of a Forgotten Generation – 1879-1919
An Uncertain Future – 1920-2004
Its 296 pages contain rare pictures of the plantation workers, a heartbreaking account of the author’s pilgrimage
to his roots and continuing struggles and uncertainties that hound the descendants of the indentured workers in the 21st Century.
Many readers have appealed to the author, Rajendra Prasad, a descendant of indentured laborers, to write another book, further expounding on that gruesome period, but he has declined to take that path again, claiming that he is still haunted by the grisly revelations. His anguish is captured in his book
“I have constantly been drawn into this sorrow and to this solitude. I have grieved in the stillness of the night and, in the deep peal of thunder, I have heard the muffled cries of our ancestors, imploring us, their descendants, to ensure that their pain and suffering during the indenture period in Fiji, was not lost in the mist of time and that those who destroyed their lives were made to realize and accept their iniquities and express their remorse”.
Tears in Paradise is an authoritative account of the indenture in Fiji, as it graphically recounts incidents that will leave the reader in shock, wonder and tears, asking – “Did this really happen?” Yes, it did! It is a spellbinding historical account covering 125 years and is written with the power of the heart and balance of mind. The language is rich, mellifluous and engaging and the depth of research content has been acclaimed by Writers’ Digest –
“This is an amazing work of research, compiled historical facts, personal stories, anecdotes, even stories within stories. How many of us know much of anything about this area of the world, much less the horrendous suffering the Indians encountered; the book is therefore, a genuine eye-opener that makes us aware of such pain, inequities, their indentured lives…it is written evenly, eloquently, with heartfelt interest…To him (author), thousands of Indians, Fiji is indeed a paradise lost. The old photos add stark reality, immediacy, expressing the horror of author’s stories”.
“I am deliberately reading this book slowly, I don’t want it to end… it is simply gripping and absorbing”. Govind Prasad, Foresthill, California
The third edition of Tears in Paradise – Suffering and Struggles of Indians in Fiji 1879-2004 has just been released and is available from – Tappoos Duty Free – Nadi and Suva, Fiji University of the South Pacific Bookshop, Suva, Fiji Paper Plus Bookshops – Manukau City, Onehunga, Pakuranga, Papakura and Sylvia Park, Auckland, NZ Website: www.tearsinaparadise.co.nz Glade Publishers – Auckland PS: Warranty for full refund of cost by author, within one month of purchase, if claims made hereon are not satisfied and book is returned in its original condition with proof of purchase, validating source and date of purchase. | Power to Shock, Challenge and Inspire!
Tears in Paradise is a book that needs to be read not only to gain an insight into Indo-Fijian history but also to understand how history of the world has been accredited and camouflaged to hide the inequities of those that purportedly championed the cause of human rights but themselves violated those rights with impunity. Tears in Paradise has the power that will shock, violence that will confound, suffering that will haunt, endurance that will challenge, struggle that will inspire and fortitude that will astound. Others confirm – “In Tears in Paradise, an immaculately presented, well-researched book, Rajendra Prasad has painted a very vivid picture of the indentured Indo-Fijians… the whips and taunts of the sadistic overseers and managers, exacerbated by a justice system heavily weighted against them, provide gruesome reading”. Bernard Holibar, Secretary, New Zealand Society of Authors, Auckland Branch. |