“However Far a Punjabi Travels, Punjab Remains the Lodestone” – Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
New York author Manreet Sodhi Someshwar on the Punjab factor in her writing, the Indian farmer protests, and the #MeToo element in her new book.
Tag: partition
“Do You Like Maths?” Dr Devika Mittal on What Happens During Indo-Pak School Meets
Peace activist Dr Devika Mittal of Aaghaz-e-Dosti is working to normalise relationships between the youth of India and Pakistan.
The Problematic Compliance of Women: From ‘A Suitable Boy’ to a Student’s Suicide
The obedience of women may make for suitably happy endings in Indian fairytales but has fatal consequences in real life.
The Matriarch Behind an Iconic Delhi Bookstore, and a Life Fuelled by Love
From a refugee who found love after Partition to an 88-year-old who continues to go to work, Bhag Bahri Malhotra has had quite a journey.
I Am Hindu and I Don’t Want India to Be a Hindu State
Majoritarianism is unjust and inhumane.
She Chronicles Memories of Partition to Show the Humanity of the “Other Side”
Multidisciplinary artist and author Aanchal Malhotra has been studying the personal histories of the refugees of the Partition through the belongings they carried with them.
Former Lawyer Pays Ode to Mahatma Gandhi Through Exquisite Kathak
Former lawyer and Kathak maestro Shivani Varma weaves history, politics and technical innovation in her performances.
A Cruel Partition, a Rushed Migration, a Family’s Flight from Quetta to Delhi
Reena Nanda’s new book ‘From Quetta to Delhi’ traces the path of her family as they migrated to an uncertain future, and is as much about the pain of India’s Partition as about Punjabi customs and lore that survive even today in parts of both countries.
Between Lahore and Delhi: An Indian Woman’s Memories of Partition 1947
As India celebrates 70 years of Independence, Sheela Kapur recalls her memories of Partition and wonders at the senseless boundaries between those born of the same earth.
