Professor of History Ian Barrow comments on his latest project: "I am currently writing my third book. Tentatively titled, ‘Re-experiencing Death: Assassination Museums in South Asia,’ the manuscript focuses on the killing and political legacy of at least six post-independence leaders. I have chosen to investigate the deaths of Mahatma Gandhi (1948), Indira Gandhi (1984) and Rajiv Gandhi (1991), all of whom were killed in India. In addition, I am examining the assassinations of Mujibur Rahman (1975) and Ziaur Rahman (1981) in Bangladesh and the murder of SWRD Bandaranaike (1959) in Sri Lanka. I may expand my focus to include the assassinations of Liaquat Ali Khan (1951) and Benazir Bhutto (2007).
The project explains the manner of and reasons for their assassinations and also how they are remembered in the principal memorials and museums that have been established in their honor. Although the assassinations span several decades and occurred in different countries, they are all connected by the fact that a legacy is preserved and displayed in museums or memorials. Many of the museums are located at the spot of the assassination, and all have prominent and macabre exhibits that elicit sympathy and horror. Click here for more information
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