partition
Memories of a land divided
A historian reflects on the challenges of reconstructing the lesser-known history of the Sylhet Partition many decades after the event.
Anindita Dasgupta | Mar 18, 2013
Recovering Sylhet
The loss and recovery of the history of Sylhet, and a close look at Partition historiography in contemporary India.
Binayak Dutta | Nov 22, 2012
The Partition diaspora
From opposite sides of the Subcontinent, two families’ stories of life after Partition.
Anindita Dasgupta and Neeta S Singh | Aug 14, 2012
A native place
Between Gandhi’s self-sufficient, harmonious idyll and Ambedkar’s den or ignorance and narrow-mindedness lies the village of reality.
Hartosh Singh Bal | Oct 01, 2010
Three decades later
In a short period of time, Pakistan’s publishing industry has made great strides in children’s literature – though there is still a long way to go to ensure quality.
Rumana Hussain | May 01, 2010
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