The partition of the Indian subcontinent remains one of the most painful chapters in history, especially for North Indians who bore the brunt of this cataclysmic event. The division of the country along communal lines displaced approximately 15 million people and led to the tragic loss of 1.5 to 2 million lives in the ensuing violence.
In this book, I have attempted to capture the essence of those turbulent times through real events that unfolded between the Second World War and the ceasefire in Kashmir. My story revolves around a family connected to the Nawab of Rampur, focusing on two brothers—both Majors in the British Indian Army—who found themselves on opposing sides after partition. The younger brother, Yaqub Khan, chose to join the newly formed Pakistani Army, only to find himself facing his elder brother, Yunus Khan, on the battlefield in Kashmir.
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Mahesh Bhardwaj
The author has progressed from writing short stories and articles to writing a novel. This is author’s second work of non-fiction. The author graduated from Government Post Graduate College Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh and got an MBA degree in marketing from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla. He worked in Himachal Pradesh Administrative services for 4 years before joining Indian Revenue Service in 2008. At present he is working as an Additional Commissioner in Customs and GST department in NCR Delhi. His father being in defence services, the author’s upbringing has been throughout India, and this has also been a primary motivation factor for writing this novel. He is an avid trekker and possesses a keen interest in Urdu poetry and Sufi music.
