Memory, Trauma, and Silence: How Partition Lives On in South Asian Consciousness

Introduction The 1947 Partition of British India – which cleaved the subcontinent into independent India and Pakistan (and later Bangladesh) – was not only a geopolitical event but also a profound human tragedy. It triggered the largest mass migration in recorded history, displacing an estimated 12–20 million people amid sectarian violence . In the span … Continue reading Memory, Trauma, and Silence: How Partition Lives On in South Asian Consciousness