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Many who moved did so out of faith in this project, out of conviction, at times against the wishes of their families (most famously, Jinnah’s only daughter did not move). Indeed, the deliberate sacrifice of home and bonds was the price that made the result – participation in the creation of a new nation-state – all the more sacred. (See oral histories in Anam Zakaria,
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Agonising journey home in the midst of a pandemic
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New Delhi, May 25 : As the nation marks the first anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced nationwide lockdown, comes journalist-turned-filmmaker Vinod Kapri s compelling book, 1232 km: The Long Journey Home (HarperCollins), a true account of human grief, grit, and gumption.
The lockdown left millions of migrant labourers without jobs, food and home. Desperate and helpless, most took to the road, embarking on a long, often fatal journey home.
This is the account of one such journey that seven migrants from Bihar - Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh - undertook on their bicycles that lasted for seven days and seven nights. Accompanying them was National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri.