The Red Diary

Both my parents were born in India. They, along with some of their family members, moved to Pakistan after its creation in 1947 during Partition.
In 1973, my father moved to Rome, Italy, from Pakistan because he wanted to start a new life in a new place and circumstances were such that he could.

This is his work diary from 1973. I was born that year.
In it are his daily work notes along with na…