Partition

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The Partition of Punjab:
The Story of My Dad
Part II INNI KAUR

“So what if there is a Pakistan? It does not mean we have to leave Jhelum.”

The Partition of Punjab:
The Story of My Dad
Part I INNI KAUR

As told to me ... by Bawa Gurnam Singh, now 82.

Torn Apart:
A Saga From The Partition of Punjab NASIM HASSAN

"While fleeing from Lahore to Amritsar, our truck was attacked ..."

The Mulberry Tree GURVINDER KAUR

He enjoyed looking at the long wine-red shahtoot dripping with delicious goodness ...

The Partition & Destruction of Punjab JASJIT SINGH DHANOA

Today marks the beginning of a time of mourning, as it marks the death of one million people. The ones killing each other were Punjabi.

The Other Side Of Silence A Book Review by MANJIT SINGH

Seeing the conditions of the victims in the 1984 Delhi refugee camps where she was helping-out, the author was able to understand more deeply what must have happened in Punjab in 1947.

Britain Systematically Destroyed Records Of Its Colonial Crimes by IAN COBAIN, OWEN BOWCOTT & RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR

Thousands of documents detailing some of the most shameful acts and crimes committed during the final years of the British empire were systematically destroyed ...

A Tale of Three Cities:
Lahore, Amritsar & Ferozepur by HARJAP SINGH AUJLA

The geographical proximity of Lahore, Amritsar and Ferozepore to each other and the post-Independence rehabilitation policy has kept these districts culturally linked ...

Across River Raavi
Raavi Paar READINGS ON PUNJAB - Jaipur Literature Festival

Inspired by Sampooran Singh Gulzar's book of short stories, a session of readings on Punjab was held recently at the literary fest.

Toba Tek Singh by SAADAT HASAN MANTO, Translated from Urdu by FRANCES W. PRITCHETT

Two or three years after Partition, it occurred to the governments of Pakistan and India that, like criminal offenders, lunatics too ought to be exchanged.