India-Pakistan Partition- The Night Diary – A Book Review | Bookosmia

Independence is such a sweet word for us but in 1947, when India was split into two countries – India and Pakistan, it was a tumultuous time.

11 year old Deeksha Sashi, a Bookosmian from Chennai, reviews a book about the partition called ‘The Night Diary’ by Veera Hiranandani. Read on!

Deeksha is a student of CPS Global School, Chennai.

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This book is about a twelve-year-old girl Nisha, who is half Muslim and half Hindu.

It’s 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule. It has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The division has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds are killing people due to religious conflicts. Nisha lost her mother when she was young, the riots surrounding the partition will not let them live peacefully. Her father decides that it is too dangerous to stay in Pakistan after the partition so they decide to go to India.

 

She and her family are refugees. They embark on a long and perilous journey.

This is a very poignant tale about war and loss. This book narrates the most terrible period in Indian history in the form of a letters written by Nisha to her deceased mother.