Journey Of Learning About My Connections To Partition
Professor of South Asian history Joya Chatterji states in “The Fashioning of a Frontier,” that the events of partition are still unfolding to this day. Partition also … Read more
History
Our Histories Must Matter
On November 8, my great aunt passed away. She was born on a tea plantation in Sibsagar, Assam, on September 11, 1925, the eldest daughter … Read more
Read An Excerpt From Sunil Khilnani’s Incarnations: “Malik Ambar, The Dark-Fated One, 1548-1626”
Originally released as a BBC Radio 4 podcast series, Incarnations is now out as a book which contains 50 short biographies by historian Sunil Khilnani spanning the … Read more
Why The Hindu American Foundation Does Not Speak For Me
As an educator who believes in the ability of education to inspire people to build a better world and to develop people into fuller human … Read more
Read The Rest Of Aman Sen’s ‘Elections In India: A Memoir’
Catch up with the first part of Aman Sen’s childhood memories and reflections on the 1977 General Elections in India. “What about you?” Mada asked … Read more
Read Aman Sen’s ‘Elections In India: A Memoir’
When the general elections of 1977 were announced, my father, an itinerant civil engineer with the Public Works Department, was in his third transfer in … Read more
Singapore’s New Indian Heritage Centre Traces History of South Asian Communities
Singapore’s Indian Heritage Centre opened on May 8, 2015. The museum’s jewel box-like façade towers over the historic and colorful shophouses on Campbell Lane and … Read more
Women’s Victim Role & The Bangladeshi Liberation War
If you were to believe most narratives in historical documentation of the Bangladeshi Liberation War, you’d buy into a very simple story about the role of … Read more
Preserving the Memory of the Partition: The 1947 Partition Archive
In 1947, Pritpal Kaur was 12 years old when she and her family became part of a mass migration, or rather, a mass displacement, which … Read more
Read a Chapter from Anand Pandian’s New Book ‘Ayya’s Accounts’
Ayya‘s Accounts: A Ledger of Hope in Modern India, explores the life of an ordinary man — orphan, refugee, shopkeeper, and grandfather — during a … Read more
