Partition survivors have generally been hesitant in talking about the event, in part because of the chaos, trauma, and pain…
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Kanu had vivid memories of his childhood in Sindh. One of the most striking is of the love and cordiality…
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Shri Thanwerdas was so loved and respected by the villagers that when he finally left the village to spend rest…
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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 bulk of the Sindhis, poor peasants and petty traders had just walked across from Karachi, Thatta, Tharparkar, Umarkot and…
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An Urdu speaker exhorted the Hindus to leave Sindh – “Yeh Mulk Hamara Hai, Hindu Chale Jao (This is our…
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My grandfather, son of a Zamindar, was successful lawyer and a wealthy young man in Sindh. None of my family…
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Partition was the Second Holocaust of World War II not caused by the Germans, but by the British Government in…
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When the Muslim rioters plundered the property and wealth of Sikh community, they male Sikhs of village Thoha Khalsa resolved…
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The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75…
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