1947 Partition

The many meanings of Partition 1947 and beyond

My memory is again in the way of your history.      Agha Shahid Ali

75 Years of Partition / Dhaka before and after Partition

Dhaka has gone through many ups and downs over the past few centuries.

Partition 1947: Displaced Music: Partition through the senses

Songs give a voice to the timelessness of the body’s performative archive.

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: A relative’s perspective on an enigmatic hero

Nehru was revolted by Nazism and the persecution of Europe’s Jews. Bose…felt that the Indian struggle for freedom should override all other considerations.

Partition 1947: The art of remembering

In our school textbooks, Partition was a minor detail in the climax of the rousing story of the Indian National Movement.

Partition 1947: The Many Migrations of Siraj-ul Huq

One man’s journey through the events of 1947 and 1971, and his experience of being a refugee and then a stateless person.

Partition 1947: Lessons we need to un/learn

Narratives from the peripheries are needed to balance out the indocentrism of Partition Studies

Partition 1947: The perennial shadow of communalism

Communal violence is not a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.

Partition 1947 / ‘Tailor-Made’ Partition: Saga of an Orchestrated Disaster

In 1947, “United India” got vivisected, in which Bengal experienced the divide along with Punjab.

August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023

The many meanings of Partition 1947 and beyond

My memory is again in the way of your history.      Agha Shahid Ali

December 2, 2022
December 2, 2022

Dhaka before and after Partition

Dhaka has gone through many ups and downs over the past few centuries.

November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022

Partition 1947: Displaced Music: Partition through the senses

Songs give a voice to the timelessness of the body’s performative archive.

November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: A relative’s perspective on an enigmatic hero

Nehru was revolted by Nazism and the persecution of Europe’s Jews. Bose…felt that the Indian struggle for freedom should override all other considerations.

November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022

Partition 1947: The art of remembering

In our school textbooks, Partition was a minor detail in the climax of the rousing story of the Indian National Movement.

November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022

Partition 1947: The Many Migrations of Siraj-ul Huq

One man’s journey through the events of 1947 and 1971, and his experience of being a refugee and then a stateless person.

October 29, 2022
October 29, 2022

Partition 1947: Lessons we need to un/learn

Narratives from the peripheries are needed to balance out the indocentrism of Partition Studies

October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022

Partition 1947: The perennial shadow of communalism

Communal violence is not a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.

October 15, 2022
October 15, 2022

‘Tailor-Made’ Partition: Saga of an Orchestrated Disaster

In 1947, “United India” got vivisected, in which Bengal experienced the divide along with Punjab.

October 7, 2022
October 7, 2022

Partition 1947: The flow between two sides of a line

The reality of the communities that are yet to recover from the trauma of Partition.