Mallika Ahluwalia speaks about starting world’s only Partition Museum in Amritsar and writing the book Divided by Partition, United by Resilience –21 stories of those who saw the India’s darkest time yet fought hard to rebuild not just themselves but also the country.
Some memories stay with you for generations. The partition is one such memory that has stayed in every Indian’s heart even after 71 years of independence. Every Indian has been affected by it, directly or indirectly. Countless movies, books and more have spoken about this dark memory that took place on the Indian sub-continent. Joining the repertoire is Mallika Ahluwalia whose book Divided by Partition, United by Resilience has been published by Rupa Publications. The book speaks about those individuals who faced losses of every kind during partition but rebuild not just themselves but also the country. The book is about their sheer resilience after being caught in a whirlpool beyond their control.
You will read 21 such stories of those affected by the partition, who went on to achieve success in independent India. You can also witness their insight into what others went through courtesy the migration, camps and struggles to start afresh. You have tales of the likes of Manmohan Singh, LK Advani, Madan Lal Khurana, MS Kohli, Dharampal Gulati, Faqir Chand Kohli, Manoranjan Byapari, Gulzar, Hamida Habibullah, Krishen Khanna, Kuldip Nayar, Brijmohan Lall Munjal, Govind Nihalani, Anjolie Ela Menon, Milkha Singh, Ram Jethmalani, Satish Gujral and Ved Marwah, etc.
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