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A review by carvedspines
Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory by Aanchal Malhotra
5.0
"Memory dilutes, but the object remains unaltered."
The history of the partition of India and Pakistan means just a chapter for the younger generation while some have memories of it to write a book about it. Aanchal Malhotra recorded memories of these people through the objects they carried with them during that exodus to bring us closer to understand the amount of devastation caused in their lives.
The memories of slaughter, the pain and screams have been sealed in these objects because when they are taken out, they fill the space of their cosy surrounding with a chill and make them shudder. These objects not only tell the tale of their survival, but that horrifying sight they were a witness to.
This book is also a reminder of how far these families have come from that traumatic event and that's how when the memories are filling the pages with the bloodied shadows, we can also feel the light entering from a corner.
The history of the partition of India and Pakistan means just a chapter for the younger generation while some have memories of it to write a book about it. Aanchal Malhotra recorded memories of these people through the objects they carried with them during that exodus to bring us closer to understand the amount of devastation caused in their lives.
The memories of slaughter, the pain and screams have been sealed in these objects because when they are taken out, they fill the space of their cosy surrounding with a chill and make them shudder. These objects not only tell the tale of their survival, but that horrifying sight they were a witness to.
This book is also a reminder of how far these families have come from that traumatic event and that's how when the memories are filling the pages with the bloodied shadows, we can also feel the light entering from a corner.