Memoir-Hindi
By Savitry Dubey. Translated from the original Hindi by Rajeev Dubey
History comes alive in the narrative as the chants of ‘Simon, Go Back’ fill the air, or when we see the call for Salt Satyagraha at Dandi reverberating in Garhpura in Bihar when everyone in the village joins the march to make salt.
Reviewed by: Mukul Chaturvedi
By Yatindra Mishra
The book features a long, rambling interview that references important themes such as Hindustaniyat, the Partition and its resonances, his formative days with the Progressive Writers Association, the Punjabi Sahitya Sabha, and reminiscences of working with nearly the entire pantheon of filmmakers, music directors, and actors in India over about fifty years.
Reviewed by: Maya Joshi