Devapriya Roy
A novel that overturns the hierarchies of contemporary upper-class Pakistani society
The independence struggle as a narrative of the highs and lows of our national will
Is it possible for the Mohenjodaro necklace and girdle to be reunited?
Will the military establishment, said to be in cahoots with the Supreme Court, ever restrain itself from imposing its power in tacit and blatant ways? Will the ruling elites ever be properly checked for wealth beyond apparent means?
The story of Nawaz Sharif’s rise and fall is the story of contemporary Pakistan. For him, it matters little if it is the Army or the Court. History has moved in circles for him and yet another uncertain phase of his political career begins
A part anthropological, part sociological and part vicarious portrait of a slice of Pakistan