TRUE STORY - 2

My cousin Hira Lal Seth became my icon. He was 33 to my 13 in Lahore before the Partition not just because he had written a couple of books one on Nehru the Red Star of the East another on a Mexican Viva Zapata a militant.He was wise lunatic wise very fair tall athletic spoke in whispers lovely voice kind of lullabylike Kay Sarah Sarah. He hated his father tycoon Roshan Seth cruel wife beater first wife Rani Hira’s mom my dad’s young fragile sister died of TB and physical violence.