From the ashes of 1947 : reimagining Punjab /
Virdee, Pippa,1972-author.
"This book revisits the partition of the 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."--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface : Memories Create History -- Partitioned Lands, Partitioned Histories -- The Treasure within the Five Rivers -- Handing Over the Reigns -- Violence, Migration and the Making of the Refugee -- Sacred Malerkotla -- Migrating to the Promised Land : A Tale of Two Cities -- From Refugee to Citizen -- Cleansing Hearts and Minds -- Lost Innocence and Sold Honour -- Dreams, Memories and Legacies.
"This book revisits the partition of the 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."--Page 4 of cover.
Partition of Punjab (India : 1947)
Collective memory
Collective memory.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)