Partition voices : untold British stories
Puri, Kavita2022
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The division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 into India and Pakistan saw millions uprooted and resulted in unspeakable violence. It happened far away, but it would shape modern Britain. Dotted across homes in Britain are people who were witnesses to one of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century. But their memory of Partition has been shrouded in silence. In her eye-opening and timely work, Kavita Puri uncovers remarkable testimonies from former subjects of the Raj who are now British citizens - including her father. Weaving a tapestry of human experience over seven decades, Puri reveals a secret history of ruptured families and friendships, extraordinary journeys and daring rescue missions that reverberates with compassion and loss.
Main title:
Partition voices : untold British stories / Kavita Puri.
Author:
Puri, Kavita, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2022.
Collation:
352 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781526638403 (pbk)
Dewey class:
954.042
Language:
English
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BRN:
797867
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