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Partition Voices : Untold British Stories - Updated for the 75th anniversary of partition, Paperback / softback Book

Partition Voices : Untold British Stories - Updated for the 75th anniversary of partition Paperback / softback

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UPDATED FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARTITION ‘Puri does profound and elegant work bringing forgotten narratives back to life.

It’s hard to convey just how important this book is’ Sathnam Sanghera ‘The most humane account of partition I’ve read ...

We need a candid conversation about our past and this is an essential starting point’ Nikesh Shukla, Observer'Thanks to Ms. Puri and others, [that] silence is giving way to inquisitive—and assertive—voices.

In Britain, at least, the partitioned have learned to speak frankly of the past—and to search for ways to reckon with it' Wall Street Journal________________________Newly revised for the seventy-fifth anniversary of partition, Kavita Puri conducts a vital reappraisal of empire, revisiting the stories of those collected in the 2017 edition and reflecting on recent developments in the lives of those affected by partition. The division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 into India and Pakistan saw millions uprooted and resulted in unspeakable violence.

It happened far away, but it would shape modern Britain. Dotted across homes in Britain are people who were witnesses to one of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century.

But their memory of partition has been shrouded in silence.

In her eye-opening and timely work, Kavita Puri uncovers remarkable testimonies from former subjects of the Raj who are now British citizens – including her own father.

Weaving a tapestry of human experience over seven decades, Puri reveals a secret history of ruptured families and friendships, extraordinary journeys and daring rescue missions that reverberates with compassion and loss.

It is a work that breaks the silence and confronts the difficult truths at the heart of Britain’s shared past with South Asia.

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