A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab

"Memoirs of a Life in Punjab" is the autobiography of Ruchi Ram Sahni which offers a rich tapestry of life in colonial Punjab with a graphic description of life of a Hindu business community in Dera Ismail Khan, part of Waziristan in mid-19th century. It offers a rich and penetrating account of life in colonial Punjab and the social, political and intellectual transformation taking place at the time.