“In our country, when we have problems we believe in magic. When things are fine, we become realistic,” - Dilruba Z Ara
“During the war of 1971, there were all kinds of people - not just soldiers and physically-abled people; there were people with disabilities and illnesses and I wanted to tell that story.” - Dilruba Z Ara, during the launch of her book “Blame” by UPL.
Dilruba is a Swedish-Bangladeshi author and wrote the novel drawing from some of her own experiences. The story is about two friends - one Hindu and one Muslim, and begins all the way in 1965, culminating in Bangladesh’s war of independence.
“I have a lot of faith in today’s youth - I think they’re incredible. They listen to rock music and attend the classical music festival. From cricket fields to the lit fest, they’re everywhere” - Dilruba Z Ara
Aly Zaker: I wasn’t just involved in theatre, I was involved in a lot of other activities. For example, I was really good at cricket. Noor was absolutely terrible.
Asaduzzaman Noor : I was already a young political leader while you were still playing games.
Aly Zaker: That’s why you’re playing for the national team now and I’m not!
