Agay Samandar Hay

A story about a young man who has just made the trip of his life, giving up his birthplace in India for a dream country, called Pakistan. Starting from scratch in the newly established city of Karachi, which before Partition was relatively unknown, but after the Partition is suddenly boosted by huge number of emotional and spirited Muslims ready to lead from the front. The only issue is that the past still hounds each and everyone of the new patriotic imported Pakistanis which pulls them back, forcing them to question their migration decision. The question becomes even more pronounced with the rapid demise of law and order in Karachi. The author has done a wonderful job in painting a picture of the new culture of Karachi through rich characters from Lucknow, Mirath, Delhi. I loved the interactions between the progenitor and his best friend as they both strive to make sense of the chaos and melee called Karachi. The author is probably the best Urdu novel writer in Urdu at the moment in the world.