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HIRAETH - Partition Stories #Bookreview

Alfaaz , Yaadein , Zakhm , Naseeb , Qaum , Jazbaat  

Do you relate your emotions with these words ?

HIRAETH

The book which I am reviewing today is HIRAETH  and this book contains partition stories inspired from true events . The above few words which I mentioned are some  of the stories from the book which touched my heart .

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A land that was once your own , a home which was once your own with your loved ones but suddenly a division tears everything apart . Families lost their loved ones , houses were burnt by attacking mobs ,leaving  pain and cries everywhere . With  no money left , no house to live in , no food to eat,  people were forced to live in refugee camps , all gripped in the trauma of pain , depression , uncertainty .

Every story of the book leaves you emotional and speechless .

The story of Shano waiting for her  bhaijaan , story of Veera who got separted from her parents with just her doll left behind , or of Taro finding relief in Ramayana chaupayian , every story  wet my eyes .

The book contains 24 stories

The author Dr Shivani beautifully creates a visual scene before your eyes in every story . The book is a very good read for all ages . When I was reading this book , for few days I narrated a story daily to my daughter before going to bed . After day 3 she herself started asking “Mumma aaj kaun si story sunaoge ?” Later she herself read few  and narrated those to me before going to bed .

I am still left with reading few stories and few are those which I want to read again and feel the emotions involved . I was born long after partition 1947 but I had listened to few stories from my Dad and Uncles . After reading the book I again asked my Dad to tell me what all they had faced during partition . He again took me to the world when their whole family just fled from their home in Amritsar  and  took shelter in different cities . They carried with them  just what they could in a small cloth gathri  .When they came back taking a risk after few months they found their 2 houses completely burnt . Nothing was left behind . My Dad went emotional telling me how my Dadaji again had to start from a scratch .

I must say HIRAETH has moved the reader . Hats off to the author .

Buy the book HIRAETH 

Know more about the author Dr Shivani 

I would call myself  a beginner in writing but I  had written my first ebook in 2018 and that was ASTITVA . This was about all the aspects of a woman’s life . Know about it here or read its review here 

But don’t forget to read HIRAETH ! Happy Reading !

 

 

 

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