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The Great Partition
This episode reveals the devastating human consequences and lasting trauma of the 1947 Partition of India, showing how abstract political decisions can shatter lives and identities for generations.
“This episode reveals the devastating human consequences and lasting trauma of the 1947 Partition of India, showing how abstract political decisions can shatter lives and identities for generations.”
— Yasmin Khan, The Great Partition
Post-Colonial History, Identity, Conflict, Memory
If you've ever considered how abstract political decisions reshape human lives, this will deepen your understanding of identity, belonging, and the lasting echoes of historical trauma, and this will help you see what to do next.
Yasmin Khan, a historian specializing in the British Empire and South Asia, brings a meticulous, human-centered approach to understanding the Partition, drawing on extensive archival research and personal testimonies to reveal its clear impact.