General

Many things inspire me to read books, but this is the reason I started to read this book. One of the Sikh people spends time writing historical novels in his house. When his wife notices this activity, she tells him, "Nobody can buy your novel, it is such a wasteful thing you do." But unfortunately, his novel was selected for the Groove award in 1954, and also more than one lakh copies were sold, despite his wife's wise words. His name is Kushwant Singh, one of India's most popular novelists. The story starts from Mano Majar, the fantasy village situated on the border of India and Pakistan in the district of Gujarat. The village contains only one Hindu, named Ram Lal, the money lender of the village. He is murdered by some dacoits at the beginning of the story. The remaining population comprises Muslims and Sikhs who live together. They all have the same mentality about freedom, often saying, "Why do we want freedom? The white guys are so good compare...