Baqar Ganj Ke Sayyad [Paperback] [Oct 31, 2015] (Hindi Edition)

A multicultural nation like India is home to many identities. In his national anthem Saare Jahan Se Achha, Iqbal wrote, O water of the Ganges! I remember that day when our caravan landed on your banks. Asghar Wajahat is searching for one such caravan that once came to India and merged into the Ganga-Jamuni culture here. Sayyid of Bakarganj is the narrative of this search. Should we call it history or travelogue? A novel or a memoir? A narrative report or a historical report? On this unique journey, Wajahat takes readers to forgotten villages of Awadh, consulting history books to ensure they dont lose their way. This work is made possible by a deep knowledge of history and Urdu-Persian, and the clear, transparent prose with which Asghar Wajahat presents it to readers is the skill of a great storyteller. This is the first work of its kind in Hindi, creatively blending history and literature. This blend sometimes resembles a restless journey in search of roots, and sometimes offers the joy of riding the unknown and unseen waves of history. Indeed, using a language as narrated as storytelling, Asghar Wajahat performs the rare feat of revealing the unseen.