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How 6 writers – from Amrita Pritam to Faiz Ahmad Faiz – chronicled the Partition
August 29, 2025 3:34 pm
These six voices remind us that 1947 was both a victory and a loss. Independence was won, but the price was measured in blood and displacement due to the Partition and in questions of belonging that still echo.
The last train to India: Bhisham Sahni and the stories Partition left behind
August 18, 2025 12:46 pm
A look at how Bhisham Sahni’s Partition journey became the thread in his fiction and a testament to his effort at remembering what history would rather forget.
78th Independence Day: 10 books to read on Partition of India
August 14, 2025 6:40 am
10 must-read books on the Partition of India in 1947: As India celebrates its 78 years of independence, in light of the historical backdrop, numerous authors have explored the multifaceted narratives of India's Independence and Partition in 1947 through literature.
Dardan Di Pand — Ujaada 1947: This Sikh man’s 'Partition Library' is an ode to his displaced ancestors
August 16, 2023 8:10 am
Looking for his roots in shattered pieces of history— and paper, Delhi-based Gurpreet Singh Anand has a collection of over 1500 books on Partition, what he calls is his “Bundle of Pain”
Need to learn from historical mistakes, says Puri
August 15, 2023 12:44 am
Minister says when India turns 100, she will possibly be the second largest economy in the world
Ram Madhav writes on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: A division of hearts
August 12, 2023 9:31 am
The biggest question raised by Partition is: Can Hindus and Muslims live together as a nation?
Delhi Rewind: A West Delhi locality sheds light on how Partition refugees were segregated by caste
June 18, 2023 11:04 pm
The neighbourhood adjacent to Karol Bagh is dominated by the Regar community, a leather tanning caste group who trace their origins to Rajasthan and have stories to narrate of how their forefathers were employed by the British to build New Delhi.
Shadow lines
July 18, 2014 1:01 am
Two filmmakers from Pakistan and India explore the anecdotal side of Partition
Speak,Memory
November 24, 2013 3:59 am
Author Jaspreet Singh on his new novel based on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984,and the politics of remembering.
Searching for Memories
November 15, 2013 4:29 am
Googles online ad for India crosses borders and generations in its reunion story.
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