Partition : the long shadow

The Partition of British India into the nations of India and Pakistan in 1947 and the further redrawing of the borders in 1971 to create Bangladesh were major, wrenching events whose effects are still felt today in the everyday lives of people in all three nations in fundamental waysyet these events have never been explored in all their aspects. This volume gathers essays from scholars in a variety of fields that explore substantial new ground in Partition research, looking into such under-studied areas as art, literature, migration, and, crucially, notions of foreignness and belonging, among many others. It will be required reading for any scholars of the recent history, politics, and culture of the subcontinent. Cover Title Page Contents Partition: The Long Shadow: An Introduction: Urvashi Butalia 1 Converging Histories and Societal Change: The Case of Ladakh: Siddiq Wahid 2 From Conclusions to Beginnings: My Journey with ‘Partition’: Rita Kothari 3 A Unique Grace: Kavita Panjabi 4 A Good Education: Vishwajyoti Ghosh and Amiya Sen 5 Partition and the Politics of Citizenship in Assam: Sanjib Baruah 6 Reconstructing Marichjhapi: From Margins and Memories of Migrant Lives: Jhuma Sen 7 The People’s Militia: Communists and Kashmiri Nationalism in the 1940s: Andrew Whitehead 8 Engaging Traumatic Histories: The 1947 Partition of India in Collective Memory: Sukeshi Kamra 9 Revisioning and ‘Restorying’ Partition: Modes of Testimony: Tarun K. Saint 10 A Long Walk Out from Partition: Prajna Paramita Parasher 11 My Religion Is Less Violent than Yours: Myth, History and the Representation of Violence: Jyotirmaya Sharma 12 Bad Times and Sad Moods: Alok Sarin, Sarah Ghani and Sanjeev Jain Footnotes 7 The People’s Militia: Communists and Kashmiri Nationalism in the 1940s: Andrew Whitehead 12 Bad Times and Sad Moods: Alok Sarin, Sarah Ghani and Sanjeev Jain Notes on Contributors Follow Penguin Copyright The dark legacies of Partition have cast a long shadow on the lives of the people of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The borders that were drawn in 1947, and redrawn in 1971, divided not only nations and histories but also families and friends. The essays in this volume explore new ground in Partition research, looking into areas such as art, literature, migration, and notions of 'foreignness' and 'belonging'. It brings focus to hitherto unaddressed areas of Partition such as the northeast and Ladakh. -- Inside jacket flap Edited By Urvashi Butalia. Includes Bibliographical References.