Haqaiq Haqaiq Hein

by Khan Abdul Wali Khan

Facts Are Facts, The Untold Story of India's Partition - 2021

Genres: Pakistan, History, Nonfiction, India

251 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Khan Abdul Wali Khan (Pashto: خان عبدالولي خان‎, Urdu: خان عبدالولی خان‎, born: 11 January 1917 – 26 January 2006) was a British Indian and later Pakistani democratic socialist and Pashtun leader, and served as president of National Awami Party. Son of the prominent Pashtun nationalist leader Bacha Khan, Wali Khan was an activist and a writer against the British Raj like his father.
His early years were marked by his involvement in his father's non-violent resistance movement, the "red shirts" against the British Raj. He narrowly escaped an assassination in his early years and was later sent to school at Dehra Dun. In his late teens, he became active in the Indian National Congress. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, Wali Khan became a controversial figure in Pakistani politics during his political career because of his association to the Congress which opposed the creation of Pakistan.
A respected politician in his later years, he contributed to Pakistan's third constitution, led protests for the restoration of democracy in the 1960s and 1980s. In the 1970s, he also served as the parliamentary leader of opposition in Pakistan's first directly elected parliament.

Reviews

[Tamanna Binte Rahman · Rating 4 out of 5]

ভারত উপমহাদেশ ভাগ হবার ইতিহাস লিখতে গিয়ে অনেক যুক্তি, তর্ক আর রেফারেন্স থাকায় বইটা পড়তে আরাম লেগেছে। বিভিন্ন রেফারেন্স টেনে দেশভাগে মুসলিম লীগের নেতিবাচক দিকগুলো সামনে এনেছেন। পশতুভাষী লেখকের বাবা ‘খুদাই খিদমতগার’ নামক দল প্রতিষ্ঠা করেছিলেন তাই সেই দলের গুণগান গাওয়ার জন্যই বইটি রচনা করেছেন বললেও ভুল হবেনা। তবে সেটি করতে গিয়ে পূর্ববাংলার নেতা সোহরাওর্দীকে (যিনি পুরো রচনার কোথাও ছিলেন না) হুট করে একটা বাক্যে টেনে আনা হয়েছে এবং তাকে বহুরপী মুসলিম লীগার হিসেবে দাবী করা হয়েছে। কোন রেফারেন্স, যুক্তি, তর্ক ছাড়াই কেন এমনটা করা হল সেটা আর জানা গেলোনা। বাংলাদেশের মত তারাও স্বাধীন ‘পাখতুনিস্তান’ দেশ হতে চায় পাকিস্তান থেকে যদিও সেটি অধরাই থেকে গেছে তাদের কাছে।

[Asif Raza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beyond reality for those who studies books which have been taught in our school about the partition of the subcontinent, this book contain nothing to be in the list of banned books.

[Sabygha Bazmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to know the truth of sub continent partition, this is the book for you.

[Saidal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although well written the central thesis didn't seem clear. Was it that the Muslim League were British puppets? Or that the British policies fanned the flames of sectarianism or communalism? I think both of these points have been well established. There were some interesting points made towards the end of the book, namely that the British created Pakistan to act as a barrier to the spread of communist influence.

[Asfan Khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite controversial along with bitter truths and biased opinions but is a must to read book to see how the other side works, thinks or how they saw the partition of Pakistan and India. This book has immense knowledge on what happened, why it happened the way it happened.

[Ish Hse · Rating 1 out of 5]

A failing aristocratic want to keep grip on society by showing he is a writer of books. Wali khan is a great model of a failed leader, with no legacy. Only they want to stay in power and make money, at the cost of pushing his people and society backward.

[Yaser · Rating 5 out of 5]

An eye opener! From British occupation of India to Muslim League and Congress power struggle. Great insight on what actually happened in NWFP during the partition.

[Mohsin]

this is another perspect of pak partition.

[Habib · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative, revealing and sometimes shocking. Good to read a different perspective. Repetitive at times. Proper citations would have improved authenticity of this controversy inducing book.

[Atta Ur Rehman · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Shakeel Mengal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is written on pre partition incidences to Pakistan's first formation of government. This book contains enormous realities and exposes the reality of so called leaders during the subcontinent partition. Beyond this it also covers enormous realities which are significantly highlighted by the author in a manner which exposes the mullahs of that time who sold their faith on the some wages offered by Britishers to use Islam in their favor. Beyond these those mullahs said that loyality with the British is the service to the Islam.

The one thing I liked the most about the author is that he provided references of his writings on each topic. It also exposes the many leaders realities insightfuly.
If anyone is interested in pre partition history this is a book to read and also another book written by "Abul Kalam Azad India Wins Freedom".

This is a book which is based on the realities and too much different from those books we have read in Pakistan Studies books in schools and colleges.

[Wazma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spectacular! This book clearly tells about the real events in the division of subcontinent. Fantastic! This book tells completely different things than the history books taught at schools, which only says about how cruel the congress and British was and how innocent, pure and incorrupt Muslim league was!! Cant even study these schools books without laughing after reading this.

[Ather Sheheryar · Rating 4 out of 5]

stunning, eye opener