1947: An Ordeal of Partition in Various Narratives
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Mahatma Gandhi called the traumatic experience of partition “the vivisection of India”. The partition of india is the most cataclysmic event in the history of the Twentieth century. The contemporary culture, literary pieces, history and historiography are deeply affected by partition. The impact left on the minds of those who witnessed those excruciating times persists until today. Never before or since have so many people exchanged their homes and countries so quickly. In a very short span, about twelve million people moved between the new truncated India and the newly created Pakistan. Their movement was sometimes accompanied and sometimes instigated by extermination. Many starved and many died of deadly diseases. About 75,000 women are believed to have been abducted and raped by men of both their as well as different religion. Thousands of families were divided, destroyed and abandoned. The emotional pain of being separated from home, family and friendships is by its nature immeasurable. More than sixty years have passed but the partition remains unrequited in the historical experience of the sub-continent.
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Rakhpreet Kaur Walia
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