Partition

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1947 - The Forever Wandering A Poem by MICHELE GIBSON

"A tangle of people / Trying to unravel the knotting of history / Trying to secure the frayed ends of family / ... "

Why Are There No Memorials To The Partition of Punjab, India? by GEETA PANDEY

A museum in Delhi to "commemorate the butchery of Muslims", and another in Lahore to "commemorate the butchery of Sikhs and Hindus"?

The Brighter Side of Midnight by TRIDIVESH SINGH MAINI

Oral history has been critical in piecing together individual experiences of the other side of a cataclysmic and traumatic event.

The Girl From Rawalpindi by NIRUPAMA DUTT

When I'm asked of my origins, I say, "My father was from Lahore ..." But I'm quick to add, "My mother's from Rawalpindi!"

Punjabiyat is Alive and Well in Sikhdom by CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

It reflects the Sikh's disillusionment with a Hindu-dominated India which has done all it can to obliterate Sikh identity.

Greater Love Hath No Man Than This by YUDHVIR RANA

A strapping lad of 17 in 1947, Charan Singh was in love with a girl in his village in the part of Punjab carved out as India's share.

Whispering Trains A Poem by MICHELE GIBSON

When do they fear for their lives? When they silence the people! When do they silence the people? When the people have voices.

A Sikhnee Called Fatima Bibi by MAJID SHEIKH

"They looted our youth. Didn't even leave its ashes. Ruined us. Left us neither living nor dead!"

Brothers Reunited 63 years after Partition THE PENINSULA

It was an emotional reunion this week between Sardar Kartar Singh and Chaudhry Sultan Mehmood.

The Reed Stool by MANREET KAUR SODHI SOMESHWAR

The custom of turning the reed stool upside down was a peculiarly Punjabi one ... it seemed to hold a particular relevance.