If history has taught us anything /
Farhat Nasreen
- India Rupa Publications 2019
- 207 p.
Professor Nasreen wisely takes her information from various sources through largely letting them speak for themselves, and leaves us to draw lessons ourselves. —Irfan Habib, Professor Emeritus,
If History Has Taught Us Anything sifts through the rubble of time to tell some classic stories from History—the master storyteller. The idea of A’maal or Karma—that deeds have repercussions for the doer—is used as a silent leitmotif throughout, bringing home a larger lesson to the reader.