On the eve of Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his “Tryst with Destiny” speech, considered among the greatest speeches of the 20th century. In the run-up to independence, a handful of powerful princes devised a plan to remain independent. The Nawab of Bhopal was operating under the direct patronage of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Lord Archibald Percival […]
While Sandeep Dutt and Faisal Hayat’s journey started six years back and the duo collected stories from 200 Partition survivors, many died in the meanwhile, mostly during Covid, and could not live to see the publication of the book, the authors lament.
Looking for his roots in shattered pieces of history and paper, Delhi-based Gurpreet Singh Anand has a collection of over 1500 books on Partition, what he calls is his “Bundle of Pain”
The collection of three books, 'Deshbhag', 'Desher Manush', 'Desher Bhasha', traces the history of the Partition – focusing on its effects in Bengal, its impact on the common people, and how it led to the emergence of language politics.
Partition was cooked up by a few political leaders of the Indian subcontinent as a shortcut to positions of power, so that they could become kings and courtiers of countries, which would be, arguably, “free” and bear the names of “India” and “Pakistan.”