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Rub Nawaz’s and Ram Singh’s families have been neighbours and friends since their grandfathers’ time. Both Nawaz and Singh, born a few days apart from each other, went to the same school, signed up for the army together, even fought alongside each other during the Great War. But in a strange turn of events, they now find themselves part of two different armies that are fighting each other for Kashmir.
Read on, as Manto looks at the aftermath of Partition in his inimitable style, replete with humour while cleverly making a point.
Imprint: Penguin
Published: Aug/2017
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
Imprint: Penguin Audio
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Imprint: Penguin
Published: Aug/2017
ISBN: 9789386815552
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
Rub Nawaz’s and Ram Singh’s families have been neighbours and friends since their grandfathers’ time. Both Nawaz and Singh, born a few days apart from each other, went to the same school, signed up for the army together, even fought alongside each other during the Great War. But in a strange turn of events, they now find themselves part of two different armies that are fighting each other for Kashmir.
Read on, as Manto looks at the aftermath of Partition in his inimitable style, replete with humour while cleverly making a point.
Saadat Hasan Manto has been called the greatest short story writer of the Indian subcontinent. He was born in 1912 in Punjab and went on to become a radio and film-script writer, journalist, and short story writer. His stories were highly controversial and he was tried for obscenity six times during his career. After Partition, Manto moved to Lahore with his wife and three daughters. He died there in 1955.