It is an enormous honour to be recognized for the work, and particularly for it to find resonance in landscapes across the world from where it was written. As far as being welcomed by another ...

In all of history’s complexities, more often than not, it’s the bigger story that is remembered. But what happens to the smaller narratives, the stories and the experiences that fuse together to form ...

Aanchal Malhotra tells the history of Partition through memories associated with objects One of the fascinating stories – and there are many such - that Aanchal Malhotra narrates when discussing her ...

My first memory of the 1947 Partition is a borrowed one, of a James Hinks and Son oil lamp that sits next to my grandfather’s unframed, monochromatic photograph (dated September 3, 1933) with Thakar & ...

The Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan in 1947 was bloody and chaotic, sending 14 million people fleeing for their lives and leaving more than a million dead. New Delhi-based artist and ...

Discover fascinating aspects of the history and culture of the subcontinent through a virtual museum showcasing objects from the Partition years to the 1970s. A Benarasi wedding saree that is passed ...

In continuum physics, there is a category of materials called “materials with memory”. These materials often “remember” their past, which influences their present. Just like these materials with ...

The things we hold on to often define who we are. Letters, our favourite books or pieces of jewellery are just some of the many objects that people accord sentimental value to. They often tell a story ...