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...last and decisive impetus to the great divide between Hindus and Muslims, which in turn led to the bitter harvest of partition in 1947, was provided by the Muslim mobs of Calcutta who ravaged the city in 1946. In 1984, Sikhs were identified, torched and killed by sword and bullet after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. In 1992 the destruction of a mosque on a disputed spot in the holy city of Ayodhya, where the Himalayas begin to meet the plains, was followed by wanton nationwide riots in which Muslims were surrounded, terrorized and massacred; rape was thrown...
Another recent, impressive project of his is entitled “Big Sword.” A government funded project, he created four colossal clay sculptures memorializing the sacking of Nanking by the Japanese in World War II. Rectangular obelisk-like structures that are bronze castings of his original ceramic sculptures, these works are the largest scale sculptures ever produced in China. Remarkably organic and vibrant, human figures emerge from this giant mass of clay, but they are all connected, on top of or next to one another, all part of the same edifice. An entire park in Beijing...
...four weeks now, I’ve come at you every-other-week after every-other-week with my incisive social commentary. And if my experience over the last month has taught me anything, it has taught me that the pen truly is mightier than the sword. I am not going to say that my eloquent prose was the only reason that the Berlin Wall came down, but I will say that without me you would all be dead...
...live up to the measure of God—a moral outlook that does not tempt many converts, and has made Jews notoriously susceptible to political defeat. By contrast, Islam is a religion that has affirmed itself through conquest. Along with its humanitarian and spiritual teachings, the sword is one of its proudest symbols, and the current effort to increase its numbers, including in America, is part of this drive for universal reach. Is there anything wrong with that? Perhaps not. But why should Islam’s drive for hegemonic rule be credited over the Jewish people?...
...Sword also amassed an impressive resume during his time at Harvard. He socialized at the Fox, an all-male final club, was active in the Phillips Brooks House, served as business manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and helped produce Citystep, a dance program for underprivileged children...