Gurinder Chaddha’s film on partition has no real victors – all characters are taken over by a sense of defeat and betrayal. And just as well.
Sanya Dhingra
It is the blind, unquestioning devotion to an organisation and a philosophy that was born obsolete, if not sick, that has blighted the BJP as a political force.
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Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.
There is no way Partition could not have happened. West and East Pakistan, unified by religion and a shared outlook towards India, found they could not coexist. What hope that the rest of us could have shared a kitchen with people with whom we are still not on talking terms … 2. The real tragedy is that the British, with two hundred years of ruling the subcontinent, made such a hash of executing the deed. With a few more months to plan and assemble forces to provide security, ensuring that the exchange of populations was orderly and peaceful, the departing rulers could have prevented the loss of two million lives and a residue of bitterness that the two nations have still not been able to overcome. 3. Should there be a memorial to Partition ? I think we need to forget, not to remember.
There is no way Partition could not have happened. West and East Pakistan, unified by religion and a shared outlook towards India, found they could not coexist. What hope that the rest of us could have shared a kitchen with people with whom we are still not on talking terms … 2. The real tragedy is that the British, with two hundred years of ruling the subcontinent, made such a hash of executing the deed. With a few more months to plan and assemble forces to provide security, ensuring that the exchange of populations was orderly and peaceful, the departing rulers could have prevented the loss of two million lives and a residue of bitterness that the two nations have still not been able to overcome. 3. Should there be a memorial to Partition ? I think we need to forget, not to remember.