Partition

When the Muslim rioters plundered the property and wealth of Sikh community, they male Sikhs of village Thoha Khalsa resolved…

Tewani remembers that their family lived very, very well until 1947 when the partition of India into two countries was…

The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75…

My parents are no longer there now, and I know that what they faced remained in their stories but still…

Saraikis were one of the largest groups to migrate during this time, mostly from regions near Multan, Alipur and Dera…

[The city’s southern limit extended beyond Lodhi Road, which was a forest land then. Colonies like Malviya Nagar, Lajpat Nagar,…

Junisha’s grandfather would often get confused at night and wake up forgetting where he was. One night he went to…

[On 75th year of Partition of Subcontinent, the Wire’s reporters and contributors bring stories of the period, of the traumas…

The languages we grow up with, the words and expressions used around us, influence our thoughts and behavior. And the…

The Bombay Refugee Act of 1947 had added to the pain of the community for its regulatory provisions for refugees.…