1947-1950-1975
This story is about my paternal grandfather, I call him Dada 1947 13-year old Syed is a student of 7th grade in a small village in British India. That summer they heard that British India would be split into India and Pakistan. Syed’s home’s name will be called East Pakistan. Many Hindus from his village […]
Nano’s Red Dress
My grandmother, whom I call Nano, was ten years old in 1957. She lived in Pakistan in a joint family, which meant that she not only lived with her parents but also with her cousins, aunts, and uncles. It was always lively- little children ran around, parents and grandparents gathered for chai, and even though […]