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It was a pleasant September morning when the celebrated Urdu short-story writer Saadat Hasan Manto’s youngest daughter, 68-year old Nusrat Jalal, walked for the very first time through the neighbourhood that housed her Abajaan before he said goodbye to his beloved Bombay 70 years ago. “That was the highlight of my trip and, in fact, quite an overwhelming experience!” she …

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