"1947 Partition is a small blip in the infinite Indian civilizational consciousness beyond time, beyond space." - Professor Pankaj Jain

Questions discussed:

1. What/how you were taught about Partition in school? 

2. Is Partition part of shared cultural knowledge - do people reference it in everyday conversation? 

3. Do you feel any connection to this history? 

4. We read Anita Desai's Clear Light of Day and Bapsi Sidwa's Cracking India - if you have read either of these novels, do you feel a connection to the story, a particular character, etc.? 

5. What does being Indian mean to you? 

6. What do you wish Americans knew about India? This can be present-day, historical, or both.

Partition-themed Films mentioned:  • Garam Hawa (Post partition) • Khuda ke Liye (Pakistani) • Train to Pakistan (Based on Khushwant Singh’s novel) • 1947 Earth (Post partition) • Chhalia (Post partition) • Dharmputra (Post partition) • Dhool ka Phool • Mammo • Nastik (Post partition) • Partition of Pakistan • Pinjar (Post partition) • Tamas and Buniyaad (TV Serials) •Khamosh Pani (Post partition) •Motir Maina (Post partition)

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