Historically, the Partition of 1947 fragmented the writing community by redistributing its members into two separate territorial nations. One of the significant consequences of the Partition was the migration of Urdu writers of Muslim origin to Pakistan.
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Dispelling Nostalgic Nationalist Myths
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There’s a part of Indian history that has been kept hidden from young people for too long | Hasan Suroor
14 August 2017Millions of young Indians and Pakistanis know little about one of the 20th century’s worst manslaughters in which their near and dear ones died
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Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect | The Guardian
14 August 2017More than a million were killed and many millions more displaced by Indian partition. Authors consider its bloody legacy and the crises now facing their countries
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The Public Memory of Partition Remains Woefully Caste-Blind | Ravinder Kaur
12 August 2017Even though the narratives of Partition continue to attract great currency in the public sphere, they remain confined to the accounts of upper-caste survivors.
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Pak-India nuclear war — avoided
by , 12 August 2017PAKISTAN and India celebrate their 70th anniversaries next week. Shall they be around for their 100th one too? It depends on how long their luck holds out, and if they can stop their mad rush to increase the chances of disaster.
