A Drop in the Ocean by Syeda Saiyidain Hameed 2024 Hardcover New

Description: A Drop in the Oceanby Syeda Saiyidain Hameed Synopsis: ‘[Syeda Hameed] has spent her life working for the poorest, for women and for secularism. I witnessed her work for ten years as Member, Planning Commission. Her story opens new vistas and a new vision for all who read it.'—Dr Manmohan Singh ‘This is more than a memoir. This is history. Not as chronology, not as pedagogy, not as apology but as a soul's life-story drawn by the wing-flaps of bitter-sweet recall on the skies of truth-telling.'—Gopalkrishna Gandhi Syeda Hameed was nine years old when her first story was published in Shankar's Weekly in 1951. It was the start of a prolific writing career that would include the translation and editing of four volumes of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's works, and translations of Hali, Ghalib, Faiz and Sarmad Shaheed. But the story, ‘You Have to Learn to Make Friends', also held within it the seeds of much that was to define her life in years to come. Born of an incident when she was boycotted by the neighbourhood children because her name was ‘Syeda', it made her aware of her Muslim identity for the first time and, in time, of the need for peace between Hindus and Muslims, Indians and Pakistanis. To this end, she went year after year with iconic journalist Kuldip Nayar and others to the Wagah border to light a candle on the stroke of midnight on August 14/15, and in 2000, took a ‘bus of peace' to Lahore, and met women who, like their sisters from ‘the other side', yearned to forge bonds of friendship. Before this, returning to India aftBook Information:ISBN 13: 9789354479502Publisher: Speaking TigerYear: 2024Format: Hardcover Shipping Shipping service:We strive to provide the best possible methods of shipping for your book, so that you buy from us without worrying about shipping time, extra charges, delays or any other hassles. US Shipping: Shipments to US lower 48 states will be shipped from our distribution point in US via USPS media mail / other domestic couriers with valid tracking information. UK Shipping: Shipments to UK are dispatched from India via couriers like Aramex, DHL etc. Australia Shipping: Shipments to A+NZ are dispatched from India via India Post, and couriers like Aramex, DHL etc. Larger shipments weighing around 20 pounds or more will be shipped directly from India via expedited mode. Shipments to all other countries will be shipped from our warehouse in India with valid tracking information. Delivery time: US delivery takes around 2-10 days. UK delivery takes around 2-3 weeks. ANZ delivery takes around 3-4 weeks. and 3-6 weeks for other countries. ReturnsReturns are accepted for the following conditions only: Item damaged in transit. ISBN number mismatch. Edition mismatch. Version mismatch. Returns NOT accepted for the following conditions (not limited to). Number of pages mismatch Weight mismatch Cover design mismatch (Cover design changes sometimes with reprints.) On grounds like: print too small, Paper too thin etc. These are decided by the publisher, we have no influence on it. Refund on ground that books are prints for sale in Indian Subcontinent only. Please note that the sale will be billed in India and then shipped abroad. PaymentPayment as advised by Ebay Please contact us if you have any questions. FeedbackBefore leaving a negative feedback, Please email us directly about your concern, we will do our best to resolve it.

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