The Golden Sparrow: A story set during the waning days of the British Rule in India, World War II, the partition of India and the carnage that followed....it entraps the reader - Softcover

Malhotra, Ashok

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491082275 ISBN 13: 9781491082270

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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The Golden Sparrow- A Novel This story is an exquisite rendition of the culture, spirituality and politics of an ancient land–India–once known as The Golden Sparrow. During the British rule in India, Surinder Mehra, a professor of English literature and his wife, Kamla, live in Lahore with their two sons. In 1947, the British decide to partition India into two countries–India and Pakistan. Pakistan is formed as an Islamic country and India as a secular country. Due to the centuries old religious and social tensions between Hindus and Muslims, riots breakout between the two communities resulting in the massacre of hundreds of thousands of people. About 10 million people on both sides change countries as refugees. After facing some terrifying nights during the riots, the Mehra family, being Hindus, moves to India as refugees and settles down in Delhi in makeshift quarters. With faith in God, they rise from the ashes of the partition of the country. They adopt a baby girl, Suneeta–one of many left orphaned as a result of the riots. Two years later, a Muslim couple shows up and claims her as their daughter; the Mehras are emotionally devastated. What follows is the conquest of human spirit over fear and despair.

Biografía del autor:

ASHOK MALHOTRA was born in Lahore. He moved from Lahore to New Delhi in 1947 at the time of the partition of India and creation of Pakistan. The book is inspired by some of his own memories; some memories that belong to others, and some memories that have been plucked from the Celestial Sphere. He is a professional engineer and lives in Canada.

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• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1491082275
• ISBN 13: 9781491082270
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 334