β Scribed by Farooqi, Musharraf Ali
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After the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Ustad Ramzi is a famed wrestler, renowned for his enormous strength and unmatched technique. Young apprentices once flocked to his akhara to learn his craft, fans adored him, and rival wrestling clans dreaded him. But now Ramzi's physical prowessβif not his indomitable willβis on the wane, while his reckless younger brother Tamami, who lacks Ramzi's respect for ancient tradition, is hungry for glory and eager to take on his brother's mantle.
In another part of the inner city, the courtesan Gohar Jan was once celebrated throughout the country for her beauty and the seductive power of her singingβwhile feared for her iron willβher kotha was thronged by nobles, rich men, and infatuated admirers. But Gohar Jan's world is changing, too, and the rarified fire of the courtesans is in danger of being extinguished by an increasingly intolerant state.
As their world crumbles around them,...
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