The city of Amritsar stands on the volatile border between India
and Pakistan. It has been a focus for political and religious
conflict since the partition of 1947. "Amritsar" brings together 25
first-hand accounts of life in a city at the epicentre of one of
the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in history.
The interviews explore experiences from the time of partition:
from the suddenness of uprooting and the belief that the migration
was only to be temporary to the enduring sense that the violence
was politically and not culturally or religiously motivated. Issues
raised include: the abduction and rehabilitation of women and
children; the differing experiences of elite and subaltern classes;
the memories of refugee convoys and camps; the hazards of border
crossing; and the nostalgia for pre-Partition bonds between
Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus.
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