From Waris to Heer

<p><b>Heer. The perfect beauty. Ranjha. The perfect lover.</b></p><p><b><i>Heer-Ranjha. </i>The perfect love legend.</b></p><p><b>Waris Shah. Its creator.</b></p><p><i>From Waris to Heer </i>narrates the story of Heer Ranjha and Waris and reimagines the story of the creation of the immortal love legend. </p><p> Written in the style of a <i>qissa </i>the novel much of which is set in a tumultuous period in eighteenth-century Punjab evokes both the spirit and the style of the original text even as it makes the story relatable to a modern audience. Lyrically narrated it is among the most moving novels of our time about the power of love and commitment in a society that seeks to shackle its youth and censor its writers. </p>