As per the
core reality, India-Pakistan partition has left rigid consequences on both the
nationalities. However, crossing out Muslim contribution for freedom
struggle and trampling of culture of the nation is the notable aspect. ‘Dawn of
Dreams’ is a novel written by Abdus Samad. The book poignantly throws light on
this tragic development.
In that shadow
of partition, the contribution made by Muslims of undivided India was
recklessly marginalized. In the freedom struggle saga, only Abul Kalam Azad is the only seemingly
exception and to some extent Mohammad Ali Jinnah but the sacrifices completed
by other Muslim leaders like Dr. Ansari, Hakim Ajmal Khan and the Ali brothers
seem to watered off. From original
sources it has been stated that Muslim population of undivided India fought
equally, shoulder to shoulder, along with their Hindu brothers, for almost a
century, since the ignition of great uprising of 1857, to set free the country
from the clutches of British Raj. And
what they got in return was the partition and lifelong privation and massacre
of their fellow brothers. Though for this partition Britishers were
responsible.
This book was
originally written in Urdu as ‘Khwabon Ka Savera’. Later translated by Mehr
Afshan Farooqi. This book shows the development of tragedies that happen with
the Muslim communities post partition. Through the same book, many people from
both the sides could not believe the partition has had taken place and but
always longed that one day both the countries be one and they would finally
mingle up with their loved ones and parted families.
In the story,
Anwar Ahmed is a strong nationalist; and he is utterly brought up on Gandhian
principles and believes in the ideology of Nehruvian. Even after some episodes
of being ignored by newly formed societies, he refuses to believe that his
identity has been taken as a changed one. He no more is a citizen of India,
though he lives in the country. He has come from undivided India; his love
towards motherland is impeccable, beyond the boundaries set by politics. At the
time of partition, he refuses to migrate to Pakistan and many of his relatives
go to the newly formed state on account of many reasons, security being the
supreme one. The abolition of Zamindari system sets him on the brink of
pauperization. But he welcomes it and sees a drastic fall in his prosperity but
he never gives up on his principles.
The book
fruitfully conveyed what it wanted to convey – changes in the society post
partition. Post partition the comradeship among Muslims and Hindus of the
country suffers at length. In the story the inheritance of suffering passed to
the next generation too. Since the partition both the countries have only
suffered than anything substantial to have happen between their relationships.
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