The Letdown- Book Review

Like most non-academic types interested in an occasional dose of literary fiction I chose to pick up ‘The Lowland’ swayed by the Booker shortlisting of a ‘desi’ novel. ‘The Lowland’ is a story of two brothers, Subhash and Udayan, based in Kolkata who end up seeking different paths in life; Subhash moves to the US for a PhD while Udayan joins the Naxalite movement. Udayan marries an independent-minded Philosophy student Gauri but dies soon after their wedding.
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The savory escapades

Gol Guppas

Many years ago, we ordered Pani Puri in Delhi’s Bengali Market. I felt that the savoury green liquid had something missing. And, there was a spicy little blast from the past.

The only thing that made my school memories exceptional was the street hawkers. I have never tasted that kind of tamarind, juices, crackers, sweet potato and chana masala (peppery chickpeas) again.

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Filling the dental hole

Almost a decade back, my mother and I used to visit a dentist on Lahore’s Temple Road. The dentist’s practice was thriving.

The clinic was based right next to a hole in the road which was giving out sewage water. And, somehow, my mother had convinced him that her cousin in LDA will fix that gaping wound on his clinic.

The guy was old, thin and balding. And retrospectively speaking, he should have explained those yellow crooked front teeth.

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Interview: ‘The War On Terror Hasn’t Affected Urdu Writing Yet’

Pakistani-Canadian writer and translator, Musharraf Ali Farooqi is the author of Between Clay And Dust (2012) which was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. His translation of read Dastaan-e-Amir Hamza is highly acclaimed and he is also a noted children’s author.

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