Partition Stories
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From Karachi to Singapore – Neena Hashumal Nandwani’s story
There had been numerous accounts of Hindu girls being abducted and in a family of three daughters, these abductions had…
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From Sann to Malaysia
Pami’s father had his own business, which dealt in trading goods, while his mother was a housewife. The family had…
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Home Away From Home: Sindhi Identity, The Partition, and Migration
Partition survivors have generally been hesitant in talking about the event, in part because of the chaos, trauma, and pain…
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Remembering Kanu Wadhwani on his 89th birth anniversary
Kanu had vivid memories of his childhood in Sindh. One of the most striking is of the love and cordiality…
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Story of an Indian village and the only Sindhi
Shri Thanwerdas was so loved and respected by the villagers that when he finally left the village to spend rest…
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How Bangalore welcomed the Sindhis
A dole of Rs.12 for adults and Rs.8 for children was handed out from the Refugee Relief Fund; loans were…
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The Role of Partition in Making Delhi What It Is Today
The bulk of the Sindhis, poor peasants and petty traders had just walked across from Karachi, Thatta, Tharparkar, Umarkot and…
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Memories of Life in Sindh and the Migration to India
An Urdu speaker exhorted the Hindus to leave Sindh – “Yeh Mulk Hamara Hai, Hindu Chale Jao (This is our…
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Sindh: A Homeland Lost In Silence
My grandfather, son of a Zamindar, was successful lawyer and a wealthy young man in Sindh. None of my family…
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The Sindhi and the Suitcase
Partition was the Second Holocaust of World War II not caused by the Germans, but by the British Government in…
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