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partition fiction

  • Krishna Sobti lost a childhood friend in the Partition riots and wrote about her in fiction – twice

    Krishna Sobti lost a childhood friend in the Partition riots and wrote about her in fiction – twice

    Krishna Sobti
    · Jan 29, 2019 · 08:30 am
  • In this novel, a teenager tells the story of Independence and Partition as she sees them

    In this novel, a teenager tells the story of Independence and Partition as she sees them

    Veera Hiranandani
    · Aug 15, 2018 · 08:30 am
  • Two novellas reacquaint us with the finest Urdu writer of our time, Intizar Husain

    Two novellas reacquaint us with the finest Urdu writer of our time, Intizar Husain

    Annie Zaidi
    · Jun 09, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • Mukul Kesavan’s time-travelling photographer tells an unorthodox story of the Partition

    Mukul Kesavan’s time-travelling photographer tells an unorthodox story of the Partition

    Oindrila Mukherjee
    · Apr 28, 2018 · 03:30 pm
  • Who is a traitor? An Urdu novel set in 1947 offers some answers that are relevant for 2017

    Who is a traitor? An Urdu novel set in 1947 offers some answers that are relevant for 2017

    Rakhshanda Jalil
    · Sep 26, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • How have Indian novelists depicted Independence and the Partition? Here’s a sampler from their works

    How have Indian novelists depicted Independence and the Partition? Here’s a sampler from their works

    Scroll
    · Aug 15, 2017 · 06:30 pm
  • It’s fiction, not history, that reveals the real impact of the Partition on women

    It’s fiction, not history, that reveals the real impact of the Partition on women

    Sukrita Paul Kumar
    · Aug 15, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • The pre-Independence novel that’s actually about love, not the Partition

    The pre-Independence novel that’s actually about love, not the Partition

    Lavanya Shanbhogue-Arvind
    · Dec 08, 2016 · 08:30 am
  • This Partition novel has never been out of print since 1963. It tells why we are where we are

    This Partition novel has never been out of print since 1963. It tells why we are where we are

    Abdullah Hussein
    · Sep 04, 2016 · 08:30 am
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