Surviving March

摘要

As opposed to the 15th of March (the Roman "Ides of March"), the entire month of March seems linked with Pakistan's destiny. March 23 marks the 1940 Resolution for the muslims of South Asia aspiring for a separate homeland, the fateful Army action in Dhaka in 1971 started late evening of March 25. By early next morning hundreds who had lived for over two decades as patriotic Pakistanis were lying dead in the streets, and were buried as Bangladeshis. March 26 ended the brave and extraordinary experiment to keep the two geographically apart muslim homelands as one entity, Hundreds of thousands died before the formal surgical process was complete nearly nine months later.