Translating PartitionThe best literature that emerged in the wake of Partition bears the imprint of the struggle to grapple with pain and suffering on a scale that was unprecedented in South Asia. This collection brings together some of the writings, in Hindi and Urdu, that have stood the test of time moving beyond simply attempting to record what was incomprehensible. The stories and essays look at Partition from the perspective of displaced people and communities, and from those who continued to stay on the "wrong" side of the borders. |
Contents
How Many Pakistans? by Kamleshwar | 11 |
Pali by Bhisham Sahni | 29 |
Dream Images by Surendra Prakash | 53 |
Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto | 63 |
Thirst of Rivers by Joginder Paul | 79 |
Pandit Mantos First Letter to Pandit Nehru by Saadat Hasan Manto | 87 |
Critical Comment | 94 |
An Overview by Stuti Khanna | 104 |
Partition Overview | 129 |
Some Observations by Arjun Mahey | 135 |
Strategies of Oblivion Ways of Remembering by Ravikant | 159 |
The Daily Reality of Partition | 175 |
The Woman Protagonist in Partition Literature by Bodh Prakash | 194 |
Select Annotated Bibliography | 220 |
List of Select Fiction | 227 |
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Pali and Communalism Today by Anuradha Marwah Roy | 112 |
Memory as Metaphor in Dream Images | 120 |
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