My tribute to Mark Twain on his 175th Birthday. The Damned Human Race.
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Manto’s Centennial: Tapping the Lost Memory
Saadat Hasan Manto would have turned 100 today. Anyway he passed away more than 50 years ago in the most hostile of circumstances. However, it is needless to say that his stories continue to be an inspiration and I have personally found them to touch my imagination deeper than I expected, but I cannot say [...]
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