Breathtaking historical illiteracy combined with multiple levels of dehumanisation.
At least 1 million people died and more than 15 million people were displaced as a consequence of partition, followed by decades of trauma.
At least 1 million people died and more than 15 million people were displaced as a consequence of partition, followed by decades of trauma.
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Sandeep Bakshi
WSJ opinion piece by an … Indian.
The myth of non-violent partition of British India has an enduring legacy.
The only violence possible in our imagination is that enacted upon the west.
We desperately need Sylvia Wynter’s counterhumanity to recover from this mess.
www.wsj.com/opinion/if-i...
The myth of non-violent partition of British India has an enduring legacy.
The only violence possible in our imagination is that enacted upon the west.
We desperately need Sylvia Wynter’s counterhumanity to recover from this mess.
www.wsj.com/opinion/if-i...
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