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Two – Gulzar: Book Review by Asha Seth

Author: Gulzar| Genre: Historical Fiction, Indian Fiction| Pages: 200 It’s the winter of 1946. A truck leaves the village of Campbellpur after news of the impending Partition pours in. It is carrying people who don’t know where they will go. They have just heard words like ‘border’ and ‘refugee’, and are struggling to understand how…

Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond – An Excerpt

By: Asha Seth May 8, 2018January 29, 2022

Book QuotesAnita Anand, books, British regime In India, Duleep SIngh, Historical, History, India, Indian History, Kohinoor, Non-fiction, reading, The British Rule, Willima Dalrymple17 Comments

Lena Login watched as an emissary from the Tower of London, escorted by yeoman warders, entered the drawing room. He carried a small casket in his hands, which the queen opened delicately. She showed the open box to Albert and together they walked over to where Duleep stood on the dais. Looking up at him,…

Delhi: An Excerpt

By: Asha Seth November 27, 2017March 16, 2023

Book Quotesbooks, Delhi, Excerpts, Historical, Historical Fiction, History, India, Indian History, Indian Literature, Khushwant Singh, reading5 Comments

That leaves the Sikh journalist and the political expert. They are not getting along too well. The Sikh journalist arrives first, plucks a hair from his sparse beard and says ‘You are back! When?’ and orders coffee. The politician follows: ‘I thought all goondas have been rounded up,’ he says in lieu of greeting. The…