Remnants of a separation : A history of the partition through material memory / Aanchal Malhotra.

A Ghara for My Father and a Gaz for My Mother: The Heirlooms of Y.P. Vij

2.Gift from a Maharaja: The Pearls of Azra Haq

3.Utensils for Survival: The Kitchenware of Balraj Bahri

4.Stones from My Soil: The Maang-Tikka of Bhag Malhotra

5.The Dialect of Stitches and Secrets: The Bagh of Hansla Chowdhary

6.Hereditary Keepers of the Raj: The Enduring Memories of John Grigor Taylor

7.The Light of a House That Stands No More: The Stone Plaque of Mian Faiz Rabbani

8.The Inheritance of Ceremonial Servings: The Khaas Daan of Narjis Khatun

9.The Hockey Field I Left Behind: The Photographs of Nazeer Adhami

10.This Bird of Gold, My Land: The Hopeful Heart of Nazmuddin Khan

11.The Book of Everlasting Things: The Collection of Prof. Partha Mitter

12.Love in the Time of Nationalism: The Poems of Prabhjot Kaur

13.Memory of a Nationalist: The Pashmina Shawl of Preet Singh

14.The Lexicon of My Land Is Devoid of Emotions: The Battle-hardened Memorabilia of Lt Gen S.N. Sharma

15.A Heart of Mortgaged Silver: The Assorted Curios of Prof. Sat Pal Kohli

16.Stateless Heirlooms: The Hamam-Dasta of Savitri Mirchandani

17.From the Folds of Life: The Household Items of Sitara Faiyaz Ali

18.The Musical Solace in My Mother’s Prayers: The Guru Granth Sahib of Sumitra Kapur

19.A Conversation of Eroded Memory: The Identification Certificates of Sunil Chandra Sanyal
20. Between this side and that: The sword of Ajit Kaur Kapoor
21. Passage to Freedom: The worldly trunk of Uma Sondhi Ahmad

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