Ghulam Rasool is barely eight years old when his father, a superintendent in the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department, passes away in 1901, ostensibly unable to cope with the demise of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Brought up by hi spirited and pragmatic mother Noorani Begum, Ghulam Rasool imbibes two of his father’s mixims unfailingly: The British are the most intelligent race in the world, and as such they deserve unswerving loyalty. Battling tremendous odds, ...