How Long to Read From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story

How Long Does it Take to Read From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story by Reena Nanda

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This story is a cameo set against the backdrop of Partition - a decision taken by political leaders in Britain and India that shattered the lives of ordinary people like the family in this narrative who at that time were living in Quetta, Baluchistan. Viewing victims of the Partition of Punjab in the light of post traumatic stress has been long overdue. The narrator's mother's method of coping with the traumatic present was to escape into the past by reliving her memories of Quetta and her beloved Pathans along with the mundane, insignificant little details of the women's daily lives. Her recall hinges on the drama of the trivial, on food,rituals, clothes, religious practices and neighbourhood bonding. It was a syncretic culture, of multilinguism - Urdu,Punjabi and Seraiki, Persian and Sanskrit, of multiple identities through the biradaris - caste,mohalla and religion. The author's grandmother kept the Guru Granth Sahib at home, her mother and sisters practiced Hindu rituals, while her husband was an agnostic. And everyone made pilgrimages to Sufi pirs.

How long is From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story?

From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story by Reena Nanda is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story aloud.

What Reading Level is From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story?

From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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