India, Pakistan and Bangladesh constituted one country until they got their independence from Britain in 1947. Towards the end of their struggle they demanded that once they achieve their independence they want to be separated based on their faiths. The leaders couldn’t agree that could live peacefully once they controlled their own destiny. The British eventually negotiated a deal where Hindu majority will live in India and Muslim majority will live in East and West Pakistan. East Pakistan will later separate from Pakistan to become Bangladesh. Before this partition between India and Pakistan there were boundless stories about how Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and other various religious factions lived harmoniously for centuries. When the independence was achieved somehow this harmony evaporated, and a minority of extremists on all sides were successful in inflaming the hatred towards each other. Millions of people were killed, displaced and lives destroyed at the time of the partition. The impact of this destruction never completely dissipated and some sectors on both sides still would not leave it alone. This book tries to capture the harmonious era in which the Hindus and Muslims lived side by side like good neighbors, shared their meals, participated in the ups and downs of their lives and even religious activities. They didn’t feel the need of proving to each other whose religion was superior. Anul Shetty and Salim Sultan were friends from that era. They went to the same elementary school together when they were children. They separated in their adolescence like most children do. But when they accidentally met again after nearly half a century they became inseparable. Their bond became stronger after each day. That bond did not disappear after Anul Shetty died. His soul was always present in the hearts of his beloved daughter Manesh and his friend Salim Sultan. Both of them will let not the other forget the presence of Anul’s soul. When Manesh and Salim’s long lost son Ashok eventually get together and fall in love, that’s when the circle is complete. That is when Anul’s soul could Rest In Peace.
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh constituted one country until they got their independence from Britain in 1947. Towards the end of their struggle they demanded that once they achieve their independence they want to be separated based on their faiths. The leaders couldn’t agree that could live peacefully once they controlled their own destiny. The British eventually negotiated a deal where Hindu majority will live in India and Muslim majority will live in East and West Pakistan. East Pakistan will later separate from Pakistan to become Bangladesh. Before this partition between India and Pakistan there were boundless stories about how Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and other various religious factions lived harmoniously for centuries. When the independence was achieved somehow this harmony evaporated, and a minority of extremists on all sides were successful in inflaming the hatred towards each other. Millions of people were killed, displaced and lives destroyed at the time of the partition. The impact of this destruction never completely dissipated and some sectors on both sides still would not leave it alone. This book tries to capture the harmonious era in which the Hindus and Muslims lived side by side like good neighbors, shared their meals, participated in the ups and downs of their lives and even religious activities. They didn’t feel the need of proving to each other whose religion was superior. Anul Shetty and Salim Sultan were friends from that era. They went to the same elementary school together when they were children. They separated in their adolescence like most children do. But when they accidentally met again after nearly half a century they became inseparable. Their bond became stronger after each day. That bond did not disappear after Anul Shetty died. His soul was always present in the hearts of his beloved daughter Manesh and his friend Salim Sultan. Both of them will let not the other forget the presence of Anul’s soul. When Manesh and Salim’s long lost son Ashok eventually get together and fall in love, that’s when the circle is complete. That is when Anul’s soul could Rest In Peace.
When one hears the words mail-order bride, the first thing that comes to mind is sleaziness, but is that always the case? The answer is no. Had the father given away his daughter and granddaughter to the highest bidder, or he had their best interests at heart? Can two sisters from the same family raised by the same parents under the same roof be so different? No sacrifice was too big for Catalina when it came to raising her only child in a decent environment even if that meant leaving her family, country, religion, and culture and marrying a man twice her age. Could Sohail’s determination to succeed in a second marriage overcome all obstacles, including religion, age, cultural differences and ruining his relationships with his own son and daughter? When you run into the first love of your life after twenty years, can the effects and flashbacks be so overwhelming that your memory temporarily freezes?
A heart-wrenching saga about how a stunningly beautiful Syrian woman finds herself in America. From the violent streets of Syria to the shores of Los Angeles, Where Is Sophia takes you on Sophias bittersweet journey. After terrorist bombs kill both her husband and her only daughter, Sophia escapes the violence in Syria, only to find that assimilation in the United States has its own version of lies, manipulation, and deceit. From rape to court room battles, from a home with her sister to nowhere to go, from crooked business men and love-sick attorneys to deceitful womanizers, Karim draws you in.
A heart-wrenching saga about how a stunningly beautiful Syrian woman finds herself in America. From the violent streets of Syria to the shores of Los Angeles, Where Is Sophia takes you on Sophia's bittersweet journey. After terrorist bombs kill both her husband and her only daughter, Sophia escapes the violence in Syria, only to find that assimilation in the United States has its own version of lies, manipulation, and deceit. From rape to court room battles, from a home with her sister to nowhere to go, from crooked business men and love-sick attorneys to deceitful womanizers, Karim draws you in.
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