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by eShe June 13, 2018 0

Work

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.

by eShe March 20, 2018 0

Love & Life

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.

by eShe September 5, 2017 1

Voices

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.