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The Map and the Scissors: An Epic Tale of Two Polar Opposite Political Giants

The Map and the Scissors is a novel about the epic origin story of modern South Asia, brought to life by two London-educated lawyers, mirror-image rivals who dreamt the same dream of freedom-in catastrophically incompatible ways – Gandhi and Jinnah.

Read an excerpt from the first chapter of the book.

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  • I respect both the leadership quality that they pursue in their way to free people from slavery. They were the best intellect lawyers in their time and such situations clashes were meant to happen. It wasn't only a freedom war but an intellectual game as well.

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