Feminisminindia iconFeminisminindiaSep 1, 2026

The Weight They Carried: Gender, Memory, And Partition In My Punjabi Family

This essay explores the impact of Partition on families, particularly women, and how the trauma they experienced was often hidden beneath a veil of silence and 'honour', and eventually forgotten.

The Weight They Carried: Gender, Memory, And Partition In My Punjabi Family

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This essay explores the impact of Partition on families, particularly women, and how the trauma they experienced was often hidden beneath a veil of silence and 'honour', and eventually forgotten.

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This essay explores the impact of Partition on families, particularly women, and how the trauma they experienced was often hidden beneath a veil of silence and 'honour', and eventually forgotten.

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