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Publisher | Penguin India |
Publication Year | 2009 |
ISBN-13 | 9780143065463 |
ISBN-10 | 0143065467 |
Binding | Paperback |
Number of Pages | 324 Pages |
Language | (English) |
Dimensions (Cms) | 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 |
Weight (grms) | 240 |
The untold vivid portrayal of human tragedy on teh eastern flank of Bengal before, during and after Partition. In 1947, East Bengal was drenched with as much blood as was shed in Punjab. Seen through the eyes of Maloy Krishna Dhar as a young boy making the perilous journey to India-escaping to a new India from an old India that had become East Pakistan, the memoir tell The untold vivid portrayal of human tragedy on teh eastern flank of Bengal before, during and after Partition. In 1947, East Bengal was drenched with as much blood as was shed in Punjab. Seen through the eyes of Maloy Krishna Dhar as a young boy making the perilous journey to India-escaping to a new India from an old India that had become East Pakistan, the memoir tells the story of the rapid deterioration of age-old bonds between Bengali, Hindus and Muslims, of the cruelest violence comparable to the worst genocides in history
Maloy Krishna Dhar
Penguin India