Jhootha Sach : Vatan Aur Desh : Vol. 1

False Truth-1- The partition of India and Pakistan is a chapter in the history of the Indian state that remains etched in the minds of many Indians as a colossal tragedy. Displaced from their lands and homes, countless people set out on a journey either side of a line drawn on a map. This was a test not only of human fortitude but also of the eternal values of India, on the strength of which our existence has remained undiminished for centuries. This timeless novel by Yashpal is a grand narrative of that historical period. In Yashpals own words, it is not history: The plot does contain some historical events or incidents, but the entire narrative is a novel based on imagination, not history. That is, it is the narrative of a life often lost in the mundane details of history. This first section of Jhootha Sach, Watan aur Desh, offers a realistic portrayal of the spine-chilling plunder and violence that followed Partition, and the internal divisions that led to the split between the homeland and the country. The novel also explores the causes: British machinations, communalism, backwardness, economic inequality, or all of these combined?