Let People Meet – Before It’s Too Late
The past few months have seen several instances of tearful reunions with members of divided families from either side of ...
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Tag: Partition
Partition Stories: An Amritsar Tragedy
This is a sad tale. A tale of an unfortunate woman. A tale to reaffirm that life is not fair; ...
Last Of The Indian Civil Service (ICS)
The Indian Civil Service (ICS) was a fascinating institution with distinct values and beliefs. It came into existence under the ...
Rashid Latif: The Master’s Voice
If I were to sit down and make a list of ten people who have impressed and influenced me most ...
How Communalism Limits Urdu: From The Language Of Hindustan To That Of The Mussalman
From its glorious past interwoven into the first war of independence of the subcontinent in 1857 to becoming the language ...
Brothers Separated By Partition Reunited Again, This Time In Family Village
Two brothers separated by the Partition were able to reconnect for a second time in their village near Faisalabad, after ...
A Tale Of Two Massacres – II
The first part of this article described the massacre of Muslims in August 1947 in Rupnagar, East Punjab. In this ...
Separated Since 1947: Brothers From Viral Kartarpur Corridor Video Might Soon Get Together Again
Siblings separated by the 1947 Partition and reunited a few weeks ago in 2022, Muhammad Siddique and his younger brother ...
A Tale Of Two Massacres – I
One pleasant reward of writing for an online magazine like the one you are reading right now is the wide ...
How Partition Impacted The Subcontinent’s Golden Era Of Music
The musical kokila (nightingale) Lata Mangeshkar is among us no more. As long as music lives, she will remain the ...
Pre-Partition Neighbours From Chakwal To Be Reunited At Kartarpur Corridor
Sapan News Feature - www.southasiapeace.com Dozens of Indians and Pakistanis with ancestral roots in Chakwal, Punjab are scheduled to meet ...
Parity Not Partition: The Vision That Drove Mr. Jinnah’s Politics
I came across Dhruv Rathee’s video that equates Jinnah with Savarkar based on communalism. Rathee is young YouTuber with a ...
The Chained Khan: Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai’s Struggle For Democracy And Social Reform
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” wrote Isaac Newton in a letter ...
The Past Is Another Country: Imagined Archives
The house came alive briefly, this time hosting artists with their curator. A hub of conversation and activity, the opening ...
What’s In A Name: The Strange Process By Which The Subcontinent’s Two Large Countries Came To Be Known As India And Pakistan
In August 1947, British India was partitioned into the dominions of India and Pakistan. The western half of Pakistan comprised ...
Eulogy For A Troubled Generation
The story told here is of my father; an individual representing the lives of an entire generation on both sides ...
The Horrors Of Partition Live On Through Continued Religious Violence In India and Pakistan
Narendra Modi made his intentions clear by choosing August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in India, focusing solely on ...
Art Exhibition In Chicago Explores Enigma Of Lost Indo-Pak Heritage
“The Sindhu Project: An Enigma of Roots,” that first appeared in Chicago on June 17, is being lifted from the ...
Midnight’s furies
The violent process of Partition remains a highly contested domain in the study of history. Raza Rumi examines various histories ...
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When Hope Is Lost By The Shortage Of Leadership
This is a bleak time for Pakistan –...
Shireen Mazari Presented Before Islamabad High Court Close To Midnight, CJ Minallah Orders Release
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari, who was...