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Saaz Aggarwal
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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
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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
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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
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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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
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‘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
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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
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
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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