A Satire Of Nasira Sharma's Hunger
Nasira Sharma’s Hunger is a satire on the socio economic condition that prevailed in Iran after the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79. The country’s fortunes surged but the masses suffered. The apparent prosperity of the nation with the ‘petroleum storehouse’ concealed the actual reality and the ordeals of the masses.
In the beginning of the story we see that things are expensive but people were buying them anyway. Huge investments were supposed to generate more avenues for employment but it’s ironic that there was large scale unemployment. Rizwan had received a job through an acquaintance in the Kihaan newspaper. He was supposed to submit the interview of five people along with their names and addresses. Seeing a middle aged rag seller Kasim,
In the beginning of the story we see that things are expensive but people were buying them anyway. Huge investments were supposed to generate more avenues for employment but it’s ironic that there was large scale unemployment. Rizwan had received a job through an acquaintance in the Kihaan newspaper. He was supposed to submit the interview of five people along with their names and addresses. Seeing a middle aged rag seller Kasim,