Bengali literature--20th century--History and criticism, English literature--20th century--History and criticism, India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- In literature, Nationalism in literature, Pakistan -- In literature, Partition, Territorial literature
Partition of India was accompanied by communal holocaust and massexodus. The experiences of victims six decades ago have filtered down through generations and still reverberate in the collective consciousness of sub-continental populations. Partition still serves as a defining moment when India’s social fabric, richly woven by shared cultural heterodox patterns was violently ripped apart by communal conflict.
