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Gulzar's Partition musings find voice in his new book

The compilation that marks 70 years of India's Independence has been translated by Rakhshanda Jalil.

20 Sept 2017 2:27 PM IST

Why did the English stay behind

There was no analysis of how Partition came about, though several historians had their partial say.

2 Sept 2017 6:53 AM IST

Muslims should urge a settlement of the Kashmir problem and thus improvement in Pakistan-India relations.

Indians have not learned lessons of Partition

In Pakistan, and particularly after the military capture of the state by successive generals, the narrative became quite...

29 Dec 2019 12:05 AM IST

Piecing together Partition

Krishna Sobti's last novel tells a moving tale about loss and despair but also about resilience and the strength of a...

21 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, By Sunita Puri Hachette India, 320pp, Rs 599.

When you need to accept death, read this to save your life

Puri's mother is an anesthesiologist, and Sunita and her younger brother grew up in a household steeped in medicine.

16 Jun 2019 7:04 AM IST

72-years after Partition, Pakistan opens 19th century Gurdwara

This comes days after Pakistan government reopened 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Pakistan's...

3 Aug 2019 11:32 AM IST

Veena Hiranandani

A young girl's Partition account

Veena Hiranandani's The Night Diary views the trauma of the Partition through the eyes of a 12-year-old.

13 Sept 2018 5:58 AM IST

India has achieved a lot in the last 70 years, theres still a lot more left to be done. Nation-building is really an ongoing project, and India remains a work-in-progress.

India@70: Lot to be proud of, much to do

India is the sixth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, and the third largest by purchasing power parity.

16 Aug 2017 2:15 AM IST

Many have no choice but to toil illegally in the stone quarries near where they live because their movements are strictly controlled by the authorities, suspicious of anyone from across the border. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Partition is not over: Pakistani Hindus find little refuge in India

Most of the migrants to India come from Pakistan's Sindh province, taking a 4-hour train journey through the Thar desert...

31 July 2017 1:14 PM IST