Partition

Memoir of Those Seven Days By Suranjan Samajpati August 16, Evening The city was restless even before the first scream. Rumours thickened in the lanes of Kalighat like smoke — Direct Action Day, Suhrawardy’s speeches, mobs sharpening blades openly, constables melting away. By the time Niranjan and I left our cramped rented room, we knew …

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Day 1 – 16 August 1946 The whole day, the air was uneasy. Uncomfortable rumours of violence had spread faster than tramcars. Suhrawardy’s voice blared over Calcutta, and I could sense the mood turning ugly. I have long been uncomfortable with the Muslim League’s mindset—aggressive, self-righteous, looking for a chance to strike. My own Graham …

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© Ahimsak Chakma How one indigenous community was erased from India’s Independence map On 15th August 1947, as the Indian subcontinent celebrated independence from British colonial rule, the indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)—predominantly Chakmas, along with Marmas, Tripuris, and others—raised the Indian tricolour in Rangamati. It was a moment of hope and …

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