--- title: "2 Bapsi Sidhwa Quotes - Famous Novelist (Cracking India)" description: "Bapsi Sidhwa was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in English and was resident in the United States. Browse 2 Bapsi Sidhwa quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bapsi-sidhwa-16270.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Bapsi Sidhwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bapsi-sidhwa-16270.jpg) # Bapsi Sidhwa (1938–2024) Novelist United States **2** quotes in **24** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Bapsi Sidhwa was a novelist from the United States, best known for *Cracking India*. ## Quick Facts About Bapsi Sidhwa Born August 11, 1938 Died December 25, 2024 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works Cracking India Known for Cracking India, Water ## About Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in English and was resident in the United States. ## Awards & Honors Sitara-i-Imtiaz ## Quotes by Bapsi Sidhwa > [“all the silahbands and the attendants upon the platoons gathered together in large crowds of thousands outside the gates of the fort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bapsi-sidhwa/all-the-silahbands-and-the-attendants-upon-the-platoons-gathered/) Bapsi Sidhwa [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d71/bapsi-sidhwa-107021_quote_all-the-silahbands-and-the-attendants-up_594865.jpg) > [I feel if theres one little thing I could do, its to make people realize: We are not worthless because we inhabit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bapsi-sidhwa/i-feel-if-theres-one-little-thing-i-could-do-its-to-make-people/) Bapsi Sidhwa [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/bapsi-sidhwa-107021_country_i-feel-if-theres-one-little-thing-i-coul_886553.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bapsi-sidhwa/#itemlist", "name": "Bapsi Sidhwa Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“all the silahbands and the attendants upon the platoons gathered together in large crowds of thousands outside the gates of the fort of Lahore and inside it and began to cause various kinds of trouble and molestation to the various men who went or came and teased especially the attendants of the state and the glorious chieftains. 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