Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi was born here
What is Bromley, South London?
This is the name of the British government control in India.
What is the British Raj?
The Partition split the land into these two dominions.
West/East Pakistan and India.
The year this short story was published.
What is 1994?
This parent came from a displaced Pakistani family
Who is his father?
This was the British Empire's #1 method of control.
What is "Divide and Rule"?
At least how many people migrated during the Partition?
15-17 million people
This character says this line: "So who's the fanatic now?"
Who is Ali?
This is the year Kureishi was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay
1986.
This was the number of years the British Empire ruled over India.
200 years.
How many people are estimated to have died during the Partition?
At least 1 million.
This is the woman who befriends Parvez.
Who is Bettina?
This is the number of screenplays and playwrights Kureishi has created.
What is 15?
This is the name of the British viceroy to India in 1946.
Who is Lord Louis Mountbatten?
This is Muslim-majority land that the British didn't assign borders to either country.
What is Kashmir?
What is the name of Parvez's wife?
She remains unnamed.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What does CBE stand for? What does it reward?
Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
A British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences.
Cyril Radcliffe announced the new borders just after how many days?
A. 40 B. 20 C. 4 D. 2
D. 2 days
This is the number of wars over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
What is 3?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the law that Ali wants to aid and help rule the world.
What is the "Law of Islam?"