Last, but so not least, I must thank my father, Hiro Hiranandani, whose personal experiences inspired me to write about Partition and whose love, resilience, and rock solid presence in my life has given me so much. Thanks also to his willingness to share his stories and have many conversations, random e-mails, and spontaneous texts about the accuracy of Nisha’s world. It was truly the backbone of this book. I also want to acknowledge my father’s parents, my grandparents, Rewachand and Motilbai; his sisters, my aunts, Padma and Drupadi; and his brothers, my uncles, Naru, Gul, Vishnu, and
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