Adrija

“A faraway place with no relatives close by will do just fine.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“Seven decades on, the subject of Partition is like a well that was once filled with blood. The blood has long dried up, but the well remains, like a gaping hole on the chest of the Indian subcontinent. Those who used to stop by it and kneel against its wall to shed a tear or two have passed on. Their children and grandchildren have moved on: the well no longer falls in their path.”
― Bishwanath Ghosh, Gazing at Neighbours: Travels Along the Line That Partitioned India

“Sena hand-picks the crew for today’s mission and takes them to the
mara tree outside the Palace for a final briefing. ‘This is where I died.
And when they killed me, all I remembered was the pain.”
― Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

“And even though the photos are black and white, they gleam
incandescent like all the colours of a royal flush. This island is a beautiful
place, despite being filled with fools and savages. And if these photos of
yours are the only ones that outlive you, maybe that’s an ace that you can
keep.”
― Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida