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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

<em>Reading Women</em> Discuss <em>The Night Diary</em> and <em>The Far Field</em>

Reading Women Discuss The Night Diary and The Far Field

Kendra Winchester and Sumaiyya Naseem on the
Literature of India Partition

By Reading Women | July 24, 2019

<em>Reading Women</em> on the Literature of India's Partition

Reading Women on the Literature of India's Partition

Kendra Winchester and Sumaiyya Naseem, with Veera Hiranandani

By Reading Women | July 10, 2019

How Lakshmi Shankar Became the Voice Behind the Epic <em>Gandhi</em>

How Lakshmi Shankar Became the Voice Behind the Epic Gandhi

The Hindustani Singer Helped Give the Film Its Emotional Force

By Kavita Das | June 17, 2019

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