Readings:
1. William Dalrymple, “The great divide: the violent legacy of Indian Partition,” New Yorker, 6/22/2015.
– https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/the-great-divide-books-dalrymple.
2. Afsan Chowdhury, “Haunted by unification: A Bangladeshi view of partition,” Aljareera, Aug. 15, 2017.
– https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/08/haunted-unification-bangladeshi-view-partition-170813093154943.html
Access and read at least two of the following articles:
1. Alex Von Tunzelmann, “Who is to blame for Partition: above all, imperial Britain.” NYT Aug. 18, 2017.
– https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/india-pakistan-partition-imperial-britain.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FIndia-Pakistan%20Relations&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=collection
2. Ajaz Ashraf, “India’s Muslims: Price of Partition.” NYT Aug. 17, 2017.
– https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/opinion/india-muslims-hindus-partition.html?rref=collection%2Fseriescollection%2FPartition%20at%2070&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Collection®ion=Marginalia&src=me&version=series&pgtype=article
3. Anis Ahmed, “Why do Bangladeshis seem indifferent to Partition?” NYT Aug. 16, 2017.
– https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/opinion/bangladesh-bengali-muslims-partition.html?rref=collection%2Fseriescollection%2FPartition%20at%2070&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Collection®ion=Marginalia&src=me&version=series&pgtype=article
4. Abbas Nasir, “How Pakistan abandoned Jinnah’s ideals.” NYT Aug, 15, 2017.
– https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/opinion/pakistan-jinnah-ideals-abandoned.html?rref=collection%2Fseriescollection%2FPartition%20at%2070&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Collection®ion=Marginalia&src=me&version=series&pgtype=article
5. NYT, “At the stroke of the midnight, my entire family was displaced.” NYT Aug. 14, 2017.
– https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/opinion/india-pakistan-partition.html?rref=collection%2Fseriescollection%2FPartition%20at%2070&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Collection®ion=Marginalia&src=me&version=series&pgtype=article
Weekly assignment:
What were the benefits vs. costs of the partition of India (into India and Pakistan) and the partition of Pakistan (into Pakistan and Bangladesh)?
No more than one page.