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Research paper thumbnail of Uprooted and Silenced: An Analysis of the Film Adaptation of Amrita Pritam's Pinjar

IIS University - Journal of Arts - Vol.13 (1), 2024

During the communal disruptions of 1947 women bore witness to the most exquisite exhibition of co... more During the communal disruptions of 1947 women bore witness to the most exquisite exhibition of communal derangement, as Partition violence led to the uprooting of thousands of women. Bereft of the cocoon of their family, women were abducted, raped and traded off like commodities. Amrita Pritam's Pinjar is a narrative that depicts this aching misfortune of the uprooted women and churns the insides of its witnesses. This film adaptation voices out the horrors suffered by thousands of nameless women in silence. This paper brings out the other side of India's Partition, which is full of agonizing experiences of countless women who were unfortunately uprooted during the communal clashes of the Partition.

Research paper thumbnail of The Chronicle of Dread in Fikr Taunsvi's The Sixth River

The Criterion: An International Journal in English _ Vol. 15 (no.-I) , 2024

British India's vivisection was not a mere cartographic exploit, it instead was the most bloodsta... more British India's vivisection was not a mere cartographic exploit, it instead was the most bloodstained geographical dismemberment ever witnessed in the subcontinent's history that heightened the communal tensions to unprecedented levels leading to loot, arson, bloodbath, and uprooting of countless people. Driven by segregating politico-religious ideologies, the socio-political environment turned hazardous for the Hindus and Sikhs living in Lahore (Pakistan). Partition, thus, inked an intensely sordid communal strife in the provinces through which the Radcliffe Line had been marked. All things considered, this paper examines the predicament of religious minorities in Lahore (in 1947) as recounted in the memoir The Sixth River by Fikr Taunsvi.

Research paper thumbnail of Probing Dissimilitude through the ordeals of the Incapacitated in the aftermath of India’s Partition

Drishti: the Sight - Vol. XIII (no. I), 2024

The construction of the binaries of normal/abnormal, abled/disabled, healthy/diseased often creat... more The construction of the binaries of normal/abnormal, abled/disabled, healthy/diseased often creates a social hierarchy that unfortunately leads to bias, discrimination, dissimilitude and often, cruelty. History bears testimony of this spectacle of ‘otherness’ played out against the mentally ill, during India’s Partition. It was a time fraught with socio-political instability and communal violence in which the needs of the mentally disabled people took a back seat. The mentally ill are often treated with neglect, perhaps this is why there is so little discussed about this aspect of the Partition experience, as compared to the refugees, abducted women and children. Most tellingly, the silence of mental health professionals, academicians as well as the historians provides ample proof regarding the matter. Therefore, it becomes essential to probe into the life experiences of these ‘othered’ victims of Partition about which so little is known and talked of. That being the case, this paper attempts to delve into the experiences of the incapacitated victims of Partition who have been ‘othered’ and forgotten.

Keywords: Disability, ‘Otherness,’ Partition, history, and madness.

Research paper thumbnail of Uprooted and Silenced: An Analysis of the Film Adaptation of Amrita Pritam's Pinjar

IIS University - Journal of Arts - Vol.13 (1), 2024

During the communal disruptions of 1947 women bore witness to the most exquisite exhibition of co... more During the communal disruptions of 1947 women bore witness to the most exquisite exhibition of communal derangement, as Partition violence led to the uprooting of thousands of women. Bereft of the cocoon of their family, women were abducted, raped and traded off like commodities. Amrita Pritam's Pinjar is a narrative that depicts this aching misfortune of the uprooted women and churns the insides of its witnesses. This film adaptation voices out the horrors suffered by thousands of nameless women in silence. This paper brings out the other side of India's Partition, which is full of agonizing experiences of countless women who were unfortunately uprooted during the communal clashes of the Partition.

Research paper thumbnail of The Chronicle of Dread in Fikr Taunsvi's The Sixth River

The Criterion: An International Journal in English _ Vol. 15 (no.-I) , 2024

British India's vivisection was not a mere cartographic exploit, it instead was the most bloodsta... more British India's vivisection was not a mere cartographic exploit, it instead was the most bloodstained geographical dismemberment ever witnessed in the subcontinent's history that heightened the communal tensions to unprecedented levels leading to loot, arson, bloodbath, and uprooting of countless people. Driven by segregating politico-religious ideologies, the socio-political environment turned hazardous for the Hindus and Sikhs living in Lahore (Pakistan). Partition, thus, inked an intensely sordid communal strife in the provinces through which the Radcliffe Line had been marked. All things considered, this paper examines the predicament of religious minorities in Lahore (in 1947) as recounted in the memoir The Sixth River by Fikr Taunsvi.

Research paper thumbnail of Probing Dissimilitude through the ordeals of the Incapacitated in the aftermath of India’s Partition

Drishti: the Sight - Vol. XIII (no. I), 2024

The construction of the binaries of normal/abnormal, abled/disabled, healthy/diseased often creat... more The construction of the binaries of normal/abnormal, abled/disabled, healthy/diseased often creates a social hierarchy that unfortunately leads to bias, discrimination, dissimilitude and often, cruelty. History bears testimony of this spectacle of ‘otherness’ played out against the mentally ill, during India’s Partition. It was a time fraught with socio-political instability and communal violence in which the needs of the mentally disabled people took a back seat. The mentally ill are often treated with neglect, perhaps this is why there is so little discussed about this aspect of the Partition experience, as compared to the refugees, abducted women and children. Most tellingly, the silence of mental health professionals, academicians as well as the historians provides ample proof regarding the matter. Therefore, it becomes essential to probe into the life experiences of these ‘othered’ victims of Partition about which so little is known and talked of. That being the case, this paper attempts to delve into the experiences of the incapacitated victims of Partition who have been ‘othered’ and forgotten.

Keywords: Disability, ‘Otherness,’ Partition, history, and madness.