Anita Rai's third book 'Kurukshetra, Calvary. And Karbala. Dates with Destiny' will be a means of making the voice of the Holy House of Islam known to an audience far bigger than the official subscribers of Islam. This book is not an apologia for interfaith dialogue. It is rather an open discussion on and exploration of, the motifs of heroism, sacrifice, leadership, justice, and cosmic combat of good and evil, drawn from three major extant world religious traditions, namely Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. The thrust of Rai's endeavour is to portray how Karbala when compared to Kurukshetra and Calvary penetrates deeper and higher in the realm of universal human ethos, because, Karbala is Karbala. The scope and soul of the book is the story of convergence and divergence of commitment of the youngest of the Abrahamic faiths. And Rai has shown how a matchless Saviour saved it from ultimate doom. | ![]() |