Kavita Puri on How Partition Literature Gives Voice to Silenced Diaspora Stories

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Shared with SuperPrinters · 7/18/2026 · Source: indianprinterpublisher.com

Journalist and author Kavita Puri discusses her book Partition Voices, which captures oral testimonies of South Asian immigrants in Britain who lived through India's 1947 Partition, at the Kerala Literature Festival. She reflects on how silence surrounding Partition memories persisted for decades across communities in Britain, India, and Pakistan, often only broken by third-generation descendants. Puri also highlights the growing body of Partition literature by authors such as Aanchal Malhotra and Anam Zakaria, and argues that confronting this shared trauma—including Britain's own colonial responsibility—is essential for moving forward.

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