The Great Partition

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Yasmin Khan’s book “The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan” provides a thorough analysis of the 1947 Partition, a crucial occasion that resulted in the formation of two sovereign countries, India and Pakistan. This essay, which was published in 2007, explores the political ploys, rash choices, and significant human cost of the separation.
The book emphasizes how choices made in political corridors resulted in widespread evictions, intercommunal violence, and a legacy of hostility that endures today.

The story questions the prevailing discourse, which frequently focuses only on governmental personalities, by emphasizing the effects of Partition at the local level.

Khan examines how the remembrance of Partition has changed over the years and offers his thoughts on current research in this updated version.

“The Great Partition” is offered at Alpha Readers Club for readers in Pakistan who want to understand the historical foundations of their country’s creation and the long-lasting effects of Partition. In addition to recounting the events of 1947, this perceptive piece invites readers to consider the long-term effects of political choices on people’s lives.