Rakhshanda Jalil: 3 books
The Great War
Indian Writings on the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
It is very hard to endure the bombs, Father. It will be difficult for anyone to survive and come back safe and sound from the war. The son who is very lucky will see his father and mother…
(Extract from a letter by an Indian soldier serving in France, written on 14 January 1915 to his father)
The...
by Rakhshanda Jalil
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
What does it mean to be Muslim in India? What does it mean to look like one's religion? Does one's faith determine how one is perceived? Is there a secular ideal one is supposed to live up to? Can people of different faiths have a shared culture, a shared identity? India has, since time immemorial,...
by Intizar Husain, Rakhshanda Jalil
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
In 1947, young Jawad Hassan gives up his ancestral home in India and his fiancee Maimuna for a dream country founded by Jinnah. And even though the newly created state of Pakistan is thronged by a huge number of zealous Muslims ready to lead from the front, the rapid breakdown of law and order in...