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In Coming Back, @shueybgandapur invites us on a journey that is at once an intimate travelogue and a quiet meditation on identity, memory, and belonging. What begins as a Pakistani traveller’s long-held dream of visiting India transforms into a layered narrative that traverses not only cities and monuments—Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Benaras—but also the unspoken terrain of Partition’s lingering wounds. Gandapur writes with the curiosity of a global wanderer. From standing at Ghalib’s home to searching for Qurratulain Haider’s grave, from sharing moments with the Hindu Pashtuns of Jaipur to revisiting the Derawala community in Delhi, his encounters are textured with personal longing and historical resonance. The memoir stands for its honesty. Gandapur does not shy away from the discomfort of being a Pakistani in India, nor does he underplay the small, luminous acts of kindness that bridge borders. And amidst everything, what emerges is a portrait of two nations bound by invisible threads of language, food, memory, and culture—threads frayed but never severed. Coming Back is a soulful reminder that while politics divide, stories can still heal ❤️

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This post was published on 26th August, 2025 by Khyati on her Instagram handle "@bookish.fame (Khyati | Book Blogger)". Khyati has total 30.4K followers on Instagram and has a total of 1.3K post.This post has received 118 Likes which are lower than the average likes that Khyati gets. Khyati receives an average engagement rate of 0.52% per post on Instagram. This post has received 20 comments which are lower than the average comments that Khyati gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile.