This is the first of two volumes of the diary kept by Manu Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandniece, who went to stay with Gandhi in 1943 at…
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Is Jinnah a great lawyer? (Part 2)
Jinnah’s skill as a politician has always been scrutinized by his biographers. He is after all The Sole Spokesman for Pakistan. (Ayesha Jalal). He is…
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Is Mohammad Ali Jinnah a great lawyer? This issue has never been subjected to critical analysis by his many biographers. Jinnah the politician has always…
View More Is Jinnah a great lawyer? (Part 1)The misunderstood politician – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jinnah is called The Father of Pakistan. A portrait of Jinnah hangs in Lincoln’s Inn, London, his alma mater. It was presented by the High…
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These 4 books should give a good flavour on mysterious Tibet. Tibet, Tibet is a travelogue. Turquoise Roof is an autobiography by a Tibetan aristocrat…
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Pakistan was an ” insufficiently imagined” nation-state. A phrase coined by Salman Rushdie. {p 3 Dhulipala} Jinnah played a towering role in the creation of…
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