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How the Violence of Partition Forged National Identity in South Asia

How the Violence of Partition Forged National Identity in South Asia

From Joya Chatterji's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Shadows at Noon”

By Joya Chatterji | September 10, 2024

Imagining Home: On Family, Place and Inheritance in South Asia and North America

Imagining Home: On Family, Place and Inheritance in South Asia and North America

Sadiya Ansari Considers the Impact and Legacy of Displacement After Partition

By Sadiya Ansari | August 14, 2024

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

Aanchal Malhotra Tells the Story of Indian Partition

By Aanchal Malhotra | January 4, 2023

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By Reading Women | July 24, 2019

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By Reading Women | July 10, 2019

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The Hindustani Singer Helped Give the Film Its Emotional Force

By Kavita Das | June 17, 2019

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