@socialistvoice.bsky.socialIn his book, O’Neill makes an excellent effort to “restore both the genealogy and context of the cultural construction of both Irish states in the first three decades of partition”
Read on socialistvoice.ie/2026/09/cult...
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@ekimellnea.bsky.socialHow do you split a country in months and expect peace? Britain tried it in India, and paid the cost.
#books #bookreview #IndianIndependence #Partition
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@thefridaytimes.bsky.socialWas pre-Partition India really a society of one nation or two?
In Beyond One Or Two Nations, Aman Memon examines Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Jinnah, Hindu nationalism and the many overlapping identities that shaped the subcontinent.
@thefridaytimes.bsky.socialWas Partition the inevitable result of an ancient Hindu-Muslim conflict? Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh examines colonial classification, competing nationalisms and constitutional failures—and traces their legacy into Pakistan’s federal crisis.
www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Sep-2026/...
@shirinsadeghi.bsky.social#Partition films are de rigeur these days. This one was exceptional, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Naseeruddin Shah: Main Vaapas Aaunga:
@rajivchopra.bsky.socialI stood at the entrance to DaryaGanj. This was once the hub of social life. It was also where many Punjabis came to live in refugee camps in 1947 before moving to their permanent homes.
#partition #reels #daryaganj
@rajivchopra.bsky.socialI stood at the entrance to DaryaGanj. This was once the hub of social life. It was also where many Punjabis came to live in refugee camps in 1947 before moving to their permanent homes.
#partition #reels #daryaganj
@shalimarbooks.bsky.social'Train to Pakistan' is the story of an isolated village that is plunged into the abyss of religious hate. It is also the story of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love endured and transcends the ravages of war.
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'Train to Pakistan' by Kushwant Singh.
www.indianbooksuk.com
#booksky #partition
