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krishnaanujan 's review for:
The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India
by Urvashi Butalia
The Other Side of Silence is almost the negative of a history textbook on the Partition. Through (almost) unedited interviews of people who lived through the Partition, Urvashi Butalia manages to document the inexplicable chaos of the time. She examines the events through the experiences of those who rarely have a voice - women, children and Dalits. There is little mention of Nehru or Jinnah, little rationalising, but delves into emotions, decisions and their lasting impacts.