I’m not a big fan of politics and religion. It’s worse if they’re both spoken of in the same breath. Sadly, my father is the opposite; it led him to buy a collection of stories of 1947 titled ‘Memories of Madness’. Three authors take us through the turmoil, human filth of character and helplessness...
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Bhisham Sahni’s The Mansion or Mayyadas ki Marhi traces the history of a town in Punjab which sees the change in fortunes and lives of the people as the old Khalsa Raj is defeated and the British rule is established. Spanning over a period of almost three hundred years is the Mansion that has...
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