Partition
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Partition Stories
From Hyderabad to India – Ishwari Idnani’s story
Although she calls India home, she still feels a sense of nostalgia for Sindh Partition Stories from the Province of…
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From Karachi to Malaysia-Shankar Sukhani’s story
To leave Karachi, the family took a ship to Gujarat, then onward to Jaipur to reach the refugee camps that…
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From Hyderabad to Singapore – Bhagwan Sadhwani’s story
Despite having to leave his home and start over in a new place and country, Bhagwan’s positive and optimistic nature…
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From Karachi to Singapore – Maya Chellaram Samtani’s story
Her father ran a gold and silverware shop in Javeri Bazaar in Karachi. His shop sold things such as bowls,…
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Memoirs
History repeats itself at K C College
Founded in 1954, K C College (Kishinchand Chellaram College) is a highly reputed educational institution in Mumbai and one of…
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From Thatta to the United States of America – Subash Bijlani’s story
With his father’s job as a Judge, the family lived in the designated Judge’s residences, which was an independent bungalow…
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Book Review
Hurt Sentiments: Secularism and Belonging in South Asia
Had Pakistan lived up to the proclamation of Jinnah, it would have become the poster boy of secularism in South…
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From Hyderabad to Singapore: Geeta Balani’s Story
Her father’s job as a Postmaster enabled him to receive news ahead of others and he realized that conditions in…
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Anthropology
A Tale of Abandoned Hindu Temple in Karachi
Temple, with depictions of Hindu gods and relics, is encroached on from all sides in every way possible Afsar Jatoi…
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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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