Review: a story about the heir of a Haveli of Nawabs in Pakistan
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
‘Haveli’ is a story about the heir of a Haveli of Nawabs in Pakistan. It is about a girl ‘Chandini’ (a.k.a C) who has a sanctified lineage. Based in 1970s in Pakistan, this narrative is from her perspective.The story starts as we experience a sweet and salty rapport between a culturally rich grandmother – Zaitoon Beigum (a.k.a Broad) and a saucy granddaughter – Chandini. The grandmother took care of Chandini by homeschooling her in her mother’s absence since her childhood to make her a confident and strong-headed young woman, while Chandini on the other hand, has all respect for her affluent ethnicity and etiquettes (taught to her by her grandmother, as the Haveli culture demands) but she has conflicting emotions.I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story and that too without taking any break. The strong characters, straight plot, simple story-line and beautiful poetry – what more can a reader ask for from a dedicated author. A reading treat both for eyes and for minds alike.