Toba Tek Singh (Manto)

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“On one side, behind barbed wire, stood together the lunatics of India and on the other side, behind more barbed wire, stood the lunatics of Pakistan. In between, on a bit of earth which had no name, lay Toba Tek Singh.”
 
– Manto
 
Public and participative discussion on Saadat Hasan Manto‘s short story Toba Tek Singh (1955).
 
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You can read the short story online here, or you may purchase a copy here.
 
Coffee Home, near CP, Delhi
Saturday 5 November, 6:00 pm
 
 

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