"There is no comparison between what Partition was to what today is. Partition was a time of too much chaos. I am the only old woman in this room who remembers that time. I was seven or eight. And I remember the roar of the mob from a distance. I couldnât make out the words. But later, I was able to decipher the âHare Hare Maha Devâ, the âAllahu Akbarâ and the âSat Siriye Kaalâ. Even back then, I could understand that they are killing each other. I knew it was evil. And there was no comparison to whatâs happening today."
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Original Language: English
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2013 "Interview: Bapsi Sidhwa", Dawn (April 15, 2013)
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Bapsi Sidhwa
Bapsi Sidhwa (Urdu: بŰŮžŘłŰ ŘłŘŻÚžŮا; 11; August 1938 in Karachi - 25 December 2024 in Houston, USA) was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in English.
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