Partition

This week, Neha discusses the famous Wagah Border Ceremony, a daily military event that takes place between India and Pakistan. Later, she is joined by Dr. Antara Datta, a professor. who will talk about the borders at great length from a historical perspective. Sources/Links: Antara Datta Citizen Amendment Act - Columbia University Global Studies Blog Flag War - Hindustan Times Wagah Ceremony - The News Grandparents at the Taj Mahal - 1960s https://twitter.com/1947pod https://www.instagram.com/partitionpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/nehaaziz/ https://twitter.com/NehaAziz13 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Neha discusses what happened to many children amidst the chaos of Partition. She interviews Nasir Dhillon and his work reuniting families, most notably two brothers, Sadiq and Sika Khan who lost each other and were reunited in 2022. Sources/Links: The Other Side of Silence by Urvashi Butalia Two brothers were separated in India during the partition. 74 years later, they have finally reunited - Washington Post Punjabi Lehar YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkgJxsi3aAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqwomJarhYk Voiceover for Urvashi Butalia is provided by Nafisa Aziz Voiceover for Sadiq Khan is provided by Aziz Akbarali Voiceover for Sika Khan is provided by Ahmed Amirali Voiceover for Nasir Dhillon is provided by Manahar Kumar https://twitter.com/1947pod https://www.instagram.com/partitionpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/nehaaziz/ https://twitter.com/NehaAziz13 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Neha is joined by the founder of the 1947 Partition Archive, Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla and author and oral historian Aanchal Malhotra. They discuss how they preserve the stories of Partition survivors. Sources/Links: Follow Neha on Instagram and Twitter Follow Partition on Instagram and Twitter Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects from a Continent Divided by Aanchal Malhotra https://www.1947partitionarchive.org/ https://www.aanchalmalhotra.com/ https://museumofmaterialmemory.com/ Voiceover for Aanchal Malhotra is provided by Wajiha Rizvi Voiceover for Bagh Malhotra is provided by Noorbanu Virji See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During Partition women were murdered, raped, kidnapped, and abused at the hands of men. This week Neha talks to Partition survivor, Manjula Waldron, as she shares her memories of escaping with her family. In order to cope with her trauma, Manjula wrote a fictional historical novel called Love Partitioned where women are at the forefront. Sources/Links: Follow Neha on Instagram and Twitter Follow Partition on Instagram and Twitter The Other Side of Silence by Urvashi Butalia Survivor account - Manjula Waldron Voiceover for Urvashi Butalia is provided by Shanti ThakurSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the premiere episode, Neha divulges how she found out the harsh truth about one of the darkest moments in South Asian History: the Partition of India in 1947, when she was 27 years old. Neha talks to her grandpa, great aunt, and mother to get their perspectives on this truly traumatic event. 2022 marks the 75th anniversary, and it is high time this story is told to the masses. Sources/Links: Follow Neha on Instagram and Twitter Follow Partition on Instagram and Twitter The Great Partition by Yasmin Khan ‘We Were Friends, and Then We Started Killing Each Other.’ India Recalls Partition. Carefully. - NY Times Cyril Radcliffe: The man who drew the partition line - BBC Video https://socfilms.com/ - Sharmeen Obaid - Chinoy site Voiceover for Akbarali Merchant is provided by Aziz AkbaraliSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.