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Partition's lingering echoes

The Statesman|November 21, 2024
This searing book of a minority population is timely, with yet another report of maltreatment of Hindus in Bangladesh after the overthrow of the Awami League regime this year.
- KRISHNAN SRINIVASAN
Partition's lingering echoes

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