"You cannot write a non-political book anywhere in the world. Because politics colours each character’s way of thinking, way of relating to other people and so on. You see, each time there has been a regime change in Pakistan, I have felt myself changing. During the time of Bhutto, the women around us felt very energised. I was joining women’s committees, we were doing progressive things. And when Zia came, we sort of wilted and all the energy just drained away from us. Then Benazir came, and we all felt different. So it influenced us, as people, as characters. It influences how men look at us. You see? So the dynamics between people change. It’s all related to politics, to culture, to your environment. It all influences you."
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2013 "Interview: Bapsi Sidhwa", Dawn (April 15, 2013)
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Bapsi Sidhwa
Bapsi Sidhwa (Urdu: بیپسی سدھوا; 11; August 1938 in Karachi - 25 December 2024 in Houston, USA) was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in English.
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