A mother tongue Partition consumed intact: The depletion and revival of Sindhi language and culture

Writer-translator Saaz Aggarwal on the conundrum of the ‘mother tongue,’ the need to re-examine the Partition, and resuscitation of the Sindhi alphabet.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Jan 28, 2023 · 03:30 pm

How did the Partition affect the people of Sindh? Using true stories, a new book finds out

An excerpt from ‘Losing Home Finding Home’, by Saaz Aggarwal. Illustrations by Subhodeep Mukherjee.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Nov 10, 2022 · 08:30 am

How refugees from Sindh rebuilt their lives – and India – after Partition

The community’s many losses and the distortion of their history is only now being acknowledged.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Aug 13, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why I started a petition asking Modi to revoke Partition Horrors Day: A Sindhi historian explains

We wish to honour those who were displaced by acknowledging their suffering and bravery, by showering them with love – and not by reliving the horrors.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Aug 17, 2021 · 09:00 am

‘Sindhi Tapestry’: How an anthology of works by 60 Sindhi writers from around the world came to life

Editor Saaz Aggarwal explains how the collection went from impulse to fruition.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Jan 31, 2021 · 08:30 am

Freedom fighters: The inspiring story of a Sindhi woman, Kala Shahani, and her husband Shanti

An excerpt from Saaz Aggarwal’s ‘The Amils of Sindh’.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Aug 15, 2019 · 07:30 am

Freedom fighters and ticket checkers: The trail-blazing women of pre-Partition Sindh

Education and an enterprising spirit helped women from the community find their own feet.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Sep 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

Removing ‘Sindh’ from India’s anthem will strip away another layer of Sindhi community’s identity

A private member’s resolution in Rajya Sabha seeks to replace the word Sindh in Rabindranath Tagore’s ode with North East India.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Mar 19, 2018 · 08:00 am