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A Tainted Dawn
Marking the 50th anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, A Tainted Dawn tells the tales of ordinary people who found themselves trapped on the wrong side of the hastily drawn borders in 1947.
Pali, a Hindu boy, is separated from his parents and raised as a Muslim; Laurie, a young medical student, finds her secular ideals questioned in love; and a civil servant flees on the last train across the divide.
Pali, a Hindu boy, is separated from his parents and raised as a Muslim; Laurie, a young medical student, finds her secular ideals questioned in love; and a civil servant flees on the last train across the divide.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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March 18, 2025
A short play, it makes for an interesting but slight read. I’d like to see the play.
April 26, 2017
Absolutely beautiful and realistic and powerful! A must read for anyone who loves history, the arts and culture! 😃
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