About the Book: Blind
From one of the most cherished writers of Urdu literature comes a rare story
about sight and blindness. Forged from his experience visiting a blind home in
Nairobi, Joginder Paul crafts a masterly novel addressing basic issues vis-a-vis
human existence-territoriality and borders, strife for political power,
relationships and vested interests, corruption, accepting our frailties and
discovering the truths about our own selves. Paul also includes a gentle
indictment of those with sight: of what use is your sight when you can only look
but not see.
The blind home of the novel develops as a metaphor for the whole country,
recording the spiritual malaise and