2022 · Q89
Who among the following is the author of the famous partition narrative, The Other Side of Silence?
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- AAmrita Pritam
- BUrvashi Butalia
- CSaadat Hasan Manto
- DManju Kapur
Explanation
'The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India' (1998) is the celebrated oral-history partition narrative authored by Urvashi Butalia (co-founder of Zubaan). Amrita Pritam (option A) wrote 'Pinjar'; Saadat Hasan Manto (option C) wrote partition short stories like 'Toba Tek Singh'; Manju Kapur (option D) is a novelist ('Difficult Daughters'). Hence option B.