Partitioned Lives: Migrants, Refugees, Citizens in India and Pakistan, 1947–1965

Partitioned Lives by Haimanti Roy examines the long aftermath of the 1947 Partition and the difficult questions of migration, citizenship, identity and belonging in India and Pakistan. Focusing especially on Bengal and East Pakistan, the book shows how ordinary people, minorities and governments negotiated new borders and national identities after independence.

Author: Haimanti Roy
Pages: 256
Category: Political History / Partition Studies