My memory is again in the way of your history - Agha Shahid Ali The fact that it is now forgotten does not mean that it does not extend into the present - Walter Benjamin The Partition in 1947 was the ...

Reporting from Amritsar, India — Amolak Swani’s knobby fingers gripped a cane as she shuffled into the room, her daughter holding her at the elbow. She settled into a chair with a sigh and began ...

Finally we may look at the notion of dream and home in the light of Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s beautiful film, Tahader Katha (‘Their Story’, 1992). Here ‘home’ has a much more abstract meaning than it has ...

The wounds of Partition are certainly felt most acutely by those who lived through it, but descendants of those who had to cross the border feel a sense of loss as well. In ‘The Language of ...

As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence this week, the legacy of the August 1947 Partition of British-ruled India that resulted in the birth of these two nations is something both are ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Courtesy of Elizabeth Yoon The India-Pakistan Partition of 1947 was one of the deadliest religious ...

Ishar Das Arora, 83, watches a 3-D video of his birthplace in Pakistan, through a virtual reality device. (Raksha Kumar | NPR) NEW DELHI — First comes the melancholy twang of a South Asian sitar, ...

This month, India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence. But the scars of a violent partition linger. An oral history project is racing... Giving Voice To Memories From 1947 Partition And ...

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. The wounds of Partition are certainly felt most acutely ...