The MansionThe story of a people in a small town in Punjab whose lives are irrevocably changed following the establishment of British rule. At the heart of the novel is the mansion, a mute witness to the changing patterns of life. |
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angarakha appeared auction Azad Chacha bahurani Balmukand Banshi barat began begun beradari Bhag Suddhi body bride's bridegroom chapatis charpai chausar clay pipe clothes daughter Diwan Dhanpat Diwan Mayyadas Diwanji dupatta Durbar elder Diwan eyes face fell fellow felt Firanghi front girl gone grain market grandma guests Hakumatrai halwai hand Har Narain head heard heart hillock in-laws India inside Ishradei Joga Joga's Kabul Khalsa Kundanlal Lahore lane laughing legs Lekhraj listening looked lunatic Maharaj Malik Mansaram Manohar mansion marriage masi middle-son Mohyals moneylending mother moved mule Narain palanquin Papad platform purohit Pushpa railway Raja Ram Jawaya round Rukmani Rukmo sadhu Sahib Salar Sargodha seen sheep shoulders shouted side Sikh silence sitting smell smile soldiers someone standing stood street suddenly thought town townspeople turban turned uttered Vanaprasthi Veeran voice walked wall wedding young