Where do you come from? 'Taangh' – a film by Bani Singh – seeks some answers.
Tag: partition
of love and borders
i used to wonder / what caused so much conflict / purple blue bodies / lying unclaimed / on both sides.
How a Bengali Book Series Is Attempting to Make Partition History ‘Real’ for Children
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, …
Wounded Souls: 75 Years After India’s Partition, Survivors’ Trauma Has Still Not Been Recognized
Effects of violence and forced migration on survivors’ mental health have not been acknowledged, despite the trauma being passed down generations.
Uprooted by the Partition: Witnessing the Chaos Before and After
Despite living in several cities across India over the past 50 years and thinking of myself as more Indian than English, I cannot look upon August 15 as Independence …
‘Garm Hawa’ Showed the Dilemmas and Choices of Muslims in 1947 and Remains Relevant Even Today
In M.S. Sathyu’s film, both the Muslim and Hindu characters are examples of tolerance, kindness and restraint.
The Pain of Partition, as Seen in the Literature of Many Languages
Novels, stories, poetry – there were many ways that authors expressed what they saw during that harrowing time and after.
Freedom, the Shackled Architecture of Life
'The refurbished facade of freedom by periodic celebrations / sentinels the little nascent life / from the darkness...'
Hearing My Grandmother’s Stories of Partition Gave Me a New Lease on Life
A Gen-Z writer narrates how he grew up listening to stories of Partition from his grandparents about the chaos of the border crossing from a newly-minted Pakistan and the …
August – The Month of Death
This poem is about my birthday, my country's birthday, the flag politics and the wound that never heals.