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A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab

Author : Neera Burra
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199091307
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab written by Neera Burra and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab is a richly annotated autobiography of Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863–1948)—social reformer, scientist, science educator, and, later, active participant in political affairs. A riveting account of life in nineteenth-century colonial Punjab, it covers Sahni’s growing up in a Hindu business family in Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, and captures the social, political and intellectual ferment of the times. Sahni belonged to the first generation of Punjabis educated in English. The book recounts his confrontation with orthodox Hinduism and the ostracism he faced because of his secular and liberal Brahmo Samaj values. A close confidante of Dyal Singh Majithia, founder of The Tribune, he was for nearly thirty years a trustee of and contributor to this influential newspaper. Sahni also describes the discrimination practised by Europeans against Punjabis and his responses to maintain his self-respect. His close association with Motilal Nehru, Lala Lajpat Rai, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, and other freedom fighters provides a behind-the-scenes record of the early phase of India’s freedom struggle.

A Memoir of Pre-partition Punjab

Author : Ruchi Ram Sahni
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199474004
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book A Memoir of Pre-partition Punjab written by Ruchi Ram Sahni and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Memoirs of a Life in Punjab" is the autobiography of Ruchi Ram Sahni which offers a rich tapestry of life in colonial Punjab with a graphic description of the life of a Hindu business community in Dera Ismail Khan, part of Waziristan in the mid-19th century. It provides a detailed account of the social, political, and intellectual transformation that was taking place in Punjab in the mid-19th century and of which Ruchi Ram Sahni was an integral part. Belonging to the first generation of Punjabis educated in English, he recounts the challenges he faced in his confrontation of orthodox Hinduism. He describes the discrimination faced by Punjabis from Europeans and his own experiences of fighting back to maintain his self-respect. Traversing a large terrain, he writes of his time in Germany at the outbreak of World War I and his escape to England. The volume ranges over diverse subjects: a critique of the Niyoga Doctrine of the Arya Samaj; his friendship with Dyal Singh Majithia, the Punjabi millionaire; and his experiences in Kashmir from 1922 to 1947. There is also his impassioned note to the British Cabinet Mission on why Punjab should not be partitioned. Both participant in and observer of those tumultuous times, Sahni enriches our understanding of the ferment encapsulating that period.

A Memoir of Pre-partition Punjab

Author : Ruchi Ram Sahni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199089864
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book A Memoir of Pre-partition Punjab written by Ruchi Ram Sahni and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab' is the autobiography of Ruchi Ram Sahni which offers a rich tapestry of life in colonial Punjab with a graphic description of life of a Hindu business community in Dera Ismail Khan, part of Waziristan in mid-19th century. It offers a rich and penetrating account of life in colonial Punjab and the social, political and intellectual transformation taking place at the time.

1947. A Memoir of Indian Independence

Author : M. Zahir
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525502360
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book 1947. A Memoir of Indian Independence written by M. Zahir and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. Zahir was born in Ludhiana in the Indian Province of Punjab in 1936. His father was a doctor in the Punjab Medical Service and at the time of Indian Independence was in charge of the Government Hospital in the small town of Mukerian. Zahir describes the ancient, multicultural society he lived in, and its sudden and complete destruction in 1947 when India achieved its independence. India's independence from the British Raj was accompanied by the division of the country into India and Pakistan, a divide which resulted in unspeakable violence with the death of close to two million people. Caught on the wrong side of the dividing line between India and Pakistan, Zahir's family tried to leave by train to Pakistan. The train was ambushed and almost all the Muslims men were killed on the spot and women abducted. Miraculously, a young Hindu put his own life in danger to save most of Zahir's family. As a boy, Zahir witnessed firsthand what is described as ‘the greatest loss of civilian life in human history in the absence of war or famine’. In this meticulously- remembered memoir, Zahir describes the events leading to Indian Independence, the catastrophic train journey, and his life in the new country of Pakistan. The legacy of those events still haunts the world. Zahir, a Rhodes Scholar and a retired physician, now lives in British Columbia, Canada.

A Time Of Madness

Author : Salman Rashid
Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789384067366
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book A Time Of Madness written by Salman Rashid and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2017 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the chaos of partition in 1947, something dreadful happened in the city of Jalandhar in Punjab. As a result of this, Salman Rashid's family fled Jalandhar for Pakistan, the newly created country across the border. They were among the nearly two million people uprooted from their homes in the greatest transmigration in history. Besides those who fled, other members of the family became part of a grimmer statistic: They featured among the more than one million unfortunate souls who paid with their lives for the division of India and creation of Pakistan. After living in the shadow of his family's tragedy for decades, in 2008, Rashid made the journey back to his ancestral village to uncover the truth. A time of madness tells the story of what he discovered with great poignancy and grace. It is a tale of unspeakable brutality but it is also a testament to the uniquely human traits of forgiveness, redemption and the resilience of the human spirit.

1947. A Memoir of Indian Independence

Author : M. Zahir
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525502352
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Book Synopsis 1947. A Memoir of Indian Independence by : M. Zahir

Download or read book 1947. A Memoir of Indian Independence written by M. Zahir and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. Zahir was born in Ludhiana in the Indian Province of Punjab in 1936. His father was a doctor in the Punjab Medical Service and at the time of Indian Independence was in charge of the Government Hospital in the small town of Mukerian. Zahir describes the ancient, multicultural society he lived in, and its sudden and complete destruction in 1947 when India achieved its independence. India's independence from the British Raj was accompanied by the division of the country into India and Pakistan, a divide which resulted in unspeakable violence with the death of close to two million people. Caught on the wrong side of the dividing line between India and Pakistan, Zahir's family tried to leave by train to Pakistan. The train was ambushed and almost all the Muslims men were killed on the spot and women abducted. Miraculously, a young Hindu put his own life in danger to save most of Zahir's family. As a boy, Zahir witnessed firsthand what is described as ‘the greatest loss of civilian life in human history in the absence of war or famine’. In this meticulously- remembered memoir, Zahir describes the events leading to Indian Independence, the catastrophic train journey, and his life in the new country of Pakistan. The legacy of those events still haunts the world. Zahir, a Rhodes Scholar and a retired physician, now lives in British Columbia, Canada.

East of Indus

Author : Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard
Publisher : Hemkunt Press
ISBN 13 : 9788170103608
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book East of Indus written by Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard and published by Hemkunt Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Other Side of Silence

Author : Urvashi Butalia
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822324942
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (249 download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Silence written by Urvashi Butalia and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly on the partition of Punjab, 1947.

Reporting the Partition of Punjab, 1947

Author : Raghuvendra Tanwar
Publisher : Manohar Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Reporting the Partition of Punjab, 1947 written by Raghuvendra Tanwar and published by Manohar Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Study Is A Novel Attempt That Chronicles The Punjab`S Partition While Dealing With `Partition Itself`. The Narrative Weaves Disparate Local And National Events, Taking The Reader Back To 1947 In Dimensions Large In Numbers And Scope. Almost A Day To Day Report Of The Punjab Through 1947, It Restores The Human Dimension To A Story That Was Essentially A Story Of Human Misery. Based Mainly On 15 Regional And National Newspapers It Closely Examines The Punjab And Its Partition Through Letters, Opinion Columns, Editorials, Classifieds And Photographs. This Book Is Exceedingly Relevant To Our Present Times, More So In View Of The Thawing Process Of Relations Between India And Pakistan. It Is An Essential Reading For Those With Interest In Punjab, Both East And West.

From the Ashes of 1947

Author : Pippa Virdee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108606342
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book From the Ashes of 1947 written by Pippa Virdee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book revisits the partition of the British Indian province of Punjab, its attendant violence and, as a consequence, the divided and dislocated Punjabi lives. Navigating nostalgia and trauma, dreams and laments, identity(s) and homeland(s), it explores the partition of the very idea of Punjabiyat. It was Punjab (along with Bengal) that was divided to create the new nations of India and Pakistan. In subsequent years, religious and linguistic sub-divisions followed - arguably, no other region of the sub-continent has had its linguistic and ethnic history submerged within respective national and religious identity(s). None paid the price of partition like the pluralistic, pre-partition Punjab. This work analyses the dissonance, distortion and dilution witnessed by Punjab and presents a detailed narrative of its past.

From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story

Author : Reena Nanda
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9386643448
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story written by Reena Nanda and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is a cameo set against the backdrop of Partition - a decision taken by political leaders in Britain and India that shattered the lives of ordinary people like the family in this narrative who at that time were living in Quetta, Baluchistan. Viewing victims of the Partition of Punjab in the light of post traumatic stress has been long overdue. The narrator's mother's method of coping with the traumatic present was to escape into the past by reliving her memories of Quetta and her beloved Pathans along with the mundane, insignificant little details of the women's daily lives. Her recall hinges on the drama of the trivial, on food,rituals, clothes, religious practices and neighbourhood bonding. It was a syncretic culture, of multilinguism - Urdu,Punjabi and Seraiki, Persian and Sanskrit, of multiple identities through the biradaris - caste,mohalla and religion. The author's grandmother kept the Guru Granth Sahib at home, her mother and sisters practiced Hindu rituals, while her husband was an agnostic. And everyone made pilgrimages to Sufi pirs.

The Partition of the Punjab, 1849-1947

Author : Prem Vati Ghai
Publisher : New Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Partition of the Punjab, 1849-1947 written by Prem Vati Ghai and published by New Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations: 9 B/w Illustrations and 2 Maps Description: The kingdom of Punjab founded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh was short lived and passed into the hands of the British within a decade of his death in June 1839. The Partition of the Punjab, treats the history of Punjab from 1849 to 1947. Important events which changed the history of India and the effect these events had on Punjab are dealt with in detail. During the upheaval of 1857, Punjab stood solidly behind the British and enabled them to recapture Delhi. The century of British rule in Punjab brought peace and prosperity to its people. This in turn brought a change in the religious attitude of its people leading to the founding of the Arya Samaj. During the freedom struggle Punjab gave Lala Lajpat Rai and a host of others who gladly sacrificed all they had for a united India. April 13 is an unforgettable date for the people of Punjab; for it was on that day in 1919 that General Dyer ordered the massacre of people, who had assembled at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, to protest against the deportation Dr. Kitchlaw. All these and many more incidents are described in vivid detail. A chapter on the aftermath of partition is also added. This book will be of great help to those interested in the history of freedom movement and to others who want to know the complete history of Punjab during the century before partition.

The Lost Homestead

Author : MARINA. WHEELER
Publisher : Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9781473677760
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Homestead written by MARINA. WHEELER and published by Hodder Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

Author : A N Bali
Publisher : AKASHVANI PRAKASHAN Ltd.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book NOW IT CAN BE TOLD written by A N Bali and published by AKASHVANI PRAKASHAN Ltd.. This book was released on 1949 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hundreds and thousands of unfortunate Punjabees, Sarhadees and Sindhies who putting. faith in the statements that everything will 'stand still' tarried too long behind and perished in the conflagration, unwept, unsung, unhonoured but certainly not unremembered.

Train to India

Author : Maloy Krishna Dhar
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9352141792
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Train to India written by Maloy Krishna Dhar and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE AUTHOR OF OPEN SECRETS, THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE HUMAN TRAGEDY IN BENGAL BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PARTITION. Maloy and his mother board the Dacca- Sylhet Express from Bhairab in 1950. The young boy notices a tick mark in white chalk on the side of the carriage, a sign that worries him. The train enters the Anderson Bridge, and a blob, of fresh bloos hits Maloy's face. Bodies roll down to the river... As a young boy, Maloy Krishna Dhar, made the perilous journey to India from the East Pakistan. Politics had taken a communal colour in this region-age-old bonds between Hindi and Muslim Bengalis had deteriorated. The situation was made worse by near famine conditions and the brutal suppression of unrest. Villages were torched, marauding attackers had a free hand, and trains became charnel houses on wheels. The partion in Bengal had its share of tragedy, of lives unmade and lost, but it is relatively less chronicled than events in Punjab. Maloy Krishna Dhar's Train to India is a graphic and moving account of that turbulent and unforgotten era of Bengal History.

Punjab

Author : Rajmohan Gandhi
Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789383064083
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Punjab written by Rajmohan Gandhi and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unprecedented historical account of undivided Punjab, from the death of Aurangzeb to the Partition. For centuries, the fertile land of five rivers in the north of the Indian subcontinent was coveted by numerous empires and invaders. In this, the first major account of undivided Punjab, award-winning historian, biographer and scholar, Rajmohan Gandhi, gives us its history during its most tumultuous phase from the death of Aurangzeb, in the early eighteenth century, to its brutal partition in 1947, coinciding with the departure of the British. Relying on fresh sources as well as previous accounts provided from opposing perspectives, the author fashions a compelling narrative about the great events of the time in the region - the battles and tragedies that routinely disrupted the lives of ordinary Punjabis, the sacking of iconic cities like Lahore, Amritsar, Multan and Jalandhar by a succession of conquerors, the ravages wrought by invaders like Nadir Shah, the rise of the Sikhs culminating in the storied reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Britain's successful wars against the Sikh kingdom, the Great Rebellion of 1857 and its effect on Punjab, imperialist machinations, the influence on the people by leaders of the independence movement like Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Lala Lajpat Rai, as also key regional figures such as Fazl-i-Husain, Master Tara Singh, Sikander Hayat Khan and Khizr Hayat Tiwana, the devastation of Partition - and much else besides. Believing that modern India and Pakistan cannot be understood without comprehending the Punjab that was, the author also delves into the idea of Punjabiyat - Punjabiness - the literature and poetry of creative giants like Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah, Iqbal, Amrita Pritam and Saadat Hasan Manto, the spiritual teachings of the Sikh Gurus and Sufi saints and, above all, the testimonials and narratives of ordinary Punjabis, to create an unforgettable portrait of a place - undivided Punjab - that continues to fascinate us (even though it broke up more than six decades ago) and of its hard-tested and resilient people, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh.

The Great Partition

Author : Yasmin Khan
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300233647
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Great Partition written by Yasmin Khan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition and how it ignited long-standing animosities between India and Pakistan This new edition of Yasmin Khan’s reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis. Reviews of the first edition: “A riveting book on this terrible story.”—Economist “Unsparing. . . . Provocative and painful.”—Times (London) “Many histories of Partition focus solely on the elite policy makers. Yasmin Khan’s empathetic account gives a great insight into the hopes, dreams, and fears of the millions affected by it.”—Owen Bennett Jones, BBC