Title: A Bonsai Tree Author: Narendra Luther Publisher: Niyogi Books Pages: 227 Many books have been written on India’s partition but here is a first-hand account of the horror by a migrant from what is now Pakistan, who went on to become one of the first officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The autobiography …
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September 13, 2017Despite the heavy blanket of fog surrounding us, our flight was on schedule. It was early afternoon and we were peckish. Without further ado we hailed a cab for Aminabad. The Nawabs, the European imperialists, fortune seekers and politicians, all contend dazzlingly in the Lucknow firmament, but the brightest star got to be Haji Murad …
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February 11, 2017