The collection of three books, 'Deshbhag', 'Desher Manush', 'Desher Bhasha', traces the history of the Partition – focusing on its effects in Bengal, its impact on the common people, …
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‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’: A Pakistani Web Series on the Absurdity of Cross-Border Enmity
The Zee5 series is a cross-border love story but also a palimpsest of sorts where the nationalist narrative is blurred and overwritten with a narrative of love and of …
Two Unheard Partition Narratives That Underscore the Importance of Oral History Projects
The stories of Stafford Elias, a Jew, and Nasr Ullah Khan, an Anglo-Indian, do not fit into the familiar tropes of violence, survival and resilience that have dominated discourses …
‘Who Am I To Avenge?’: My Grandfather’s Partition Memories
"It wasn’t a loss to my or someone else’s family. It was a loss to humanity."
‘Museum of Memories’: A 7-Minute Documentary Based on A Village Near Kargil
A museum at Hundarman village near Kargil stores memories of those who lost their loved ones during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
The Partition Through My Grandmother’s Eyes
From witnessing violence during the Partition to life in refugee camps in Delhi, my grandmother's story speaks of the indomitable spirit of a people and the will to survive.
The Living, Breathing Memory of the Partition
Borders, after all, are simply political boundaries.