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Partition horrors remembrance day observed

The event was organised to remind the country of the largest human displacement of the last century by the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division

The Hindu · Aug 15, 2023

Exhibition at Vijayawada railway station throws light on dark times of Indian history

The Railways played key role in the freedom struggle, providing transport and hope for millions. To remember Partition, galleries were set up at 12 stations and digital museums at three. Vijayawada exhibition was inaugurated by Pingali Venkayya's granddaughter-in-law and Alluri Seetharama Raju's grandson.

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023

Photo exhibition on horrors of Partition brings to light sufferings of people

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day was observed in Hubballi with a photography exhibition at Sri Siddharoodha Swami Railway Station. Freedom fighter Ningayya Danayya Shisambrimath inaugurated the event, attended by MLAs, senior railway officials, and family members of freedom fighters. It aims to bring to light the sufferings of Partition-affected people and…

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023

Bengal Partition literature offers more than a stereotypical discourse

It's a question that has continued to haunt till today, even after 75 years of the Partition. Cyril Radcliff, whose fateful line of demarcation divided the Indian territory into a Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan, had never before been to India, nor had he the necessary skills for drawing…

The Times of India · Nov 17, 2022

Historian-author Aanchal Malhotra to tell a Partition love story in her debut novel

After penning two notable non-fictions, 'Remnants of a Separation' and 'In the Language of Remembering', author Aanchal Malhotra is all set to try her hands in writing a novel. Titled 'The Book of Everlasting Things', this is a love story which is set in the backdrop of the 1947 India-Pakistan…

The Times of India · Nov 3, 2022

Going to Mokama was exciting, but there was fear too: Jyoti Thottam

A journalist recounts how six Catholic nuns from Kentucky set up a hospital in Bihar in 1947

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022

A musical ode to Faiz’s only poem on Partition

Amira and Vasundhara explore Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ in a sonic landscape of traditional ragas and electronically modified sounds

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

Silence at the Donmar Warehouse review: a powerful and painful Partition drama

The play is a welcome introduction to events that many would rather forget

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Partition and the heavy bangle of history

India and Pakistan follow different versions of the history of Partition. Moving forward collectively is still best achieved through individual stories and portrayals

The Hindu · Aug 31, 2022

Books & films about India's Partition

On the 75th anniversary, scholars share their favorite work that best explains the trauma of a violent division

Salon · Aug 27, 2022