Continued from part I ……
Dad had been hearing about partition for quite some time. Finally it came to be.
On 14 August, 1947, just before noon, all of us are gathered on the first floor balcony. The long, narrow … Read the rest
Stories by Shamlu Dudeja in conversation with Tapti Roy
Shamlu Dudeja lives in Kolkata. She is the founder of Malike Kantha Collection & Trading that has helped the revival of a form of embroidery traditionally done by women that enabled the generation of income for them. She is also the founder of Calcutta Foundation that works with deprived children.
India, Torn (I): Haunting Memories
KARACHI
I am a Sindhi. I was born in Karachi in 1938, and lived there till end-September, 1947 when we shifted to Delhi.
I am a Mathematician by inheritance, by hammerings on my head, rather than by inclination or talent! … Read the rest