Lahore 1947
Pages: 307
Category: English , History Of Lahore
This volume brings together writings in English and Urdu translation which shed light on Lahore’s five month descent into chaos from March 1947. Some of the pieces are well-known autobiographical accounts of such prominent non-Muslim intellectuals as Khushwant Singh and Som Anand who worked and lived in the city on the eve of the British departure. This compilation emerges out of a sustained personal and academic engagement with the complexities surrounding the human dimension of partition.
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Pages: 307
Category: English , History Of Lahore
This volume brings together writings in English and Urdu translation which shed light on Lahore’s five month descent into chaos from March 1947. Some of the pieces are well-known autobiographical accounts of such prominent non-Muslim intellectuals as Khushwant Singh and Som Anand who worked and lived in the city on the eve of the British departure. This compilation emerges out of a sustained personal and academic engagement with the complexities surrounding the human dimension of partition.
