Memory, history and fictional representations of the partition
By: Bhalla, Alok.
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ArticlePublisher: 1999Description: p.3119-128.Subject(s): India. History | History
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: The violence that accompanied India's partition in 1947 was of such fiendishness that it has defied understanding. Fictional writings about this period express this bewilderment. They also portray pre-partition times of tolerance. The writers deal with the violence itself in different ways - redemptively, pessimistically or cynically. A survey. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 34, Issue no: 44 | Available | AR43369 |
The violence that accompanied India's partition in 1947 was of such fiendishness that it has defied understanding. Fictional writings about this period express this bewilderment. They also portray pre-partition times of tolerance. The writers deal with the violence itself in different ways - redemptively, pessimistically or cynically. A survey. - Reproduced
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