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Echoes of Suffering and Resilience: Artistic Responses to the 1947 Partition in Bengal

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Background The Bengal region experienced partition twice, once during the British Raj by Lord Curzon as a means for his ‘divide and rule’ policy that separated the Muslim majority to the east and the Hindu majority to the West of the Bengal presidency. This was a fatal blow to Bengali nationalism. Thus, the ‘two nation […]

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Echoes of Our Past: Partition Museum to Open Soon in Dara Shikoh Library

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Smriti Malhotra A museum houses collections, objects telling stories and narratives flowing from one gallery to another, contextualising the experience for their viewers. However, the Partition Museum shall be a different experience, this will signify not just documentation but also memory and they will be marred with many emotions, ones of pain, longing and disparity.

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