Echoes of Suffering and Resilience: Artistic Responses to the 1947 Partition in Bengal

Background The Bengal region experienced partition twice, once during the British Raj by Lord Curzon as a means for his ‘divide and rule’ policy that separated the Muslim majority to the east and the Hindu majority to the West of the Bengal presidency. This was a fatal blow to Bengali nationalism. Thus, the ‘two nation … Continue reading Echoes of Suffering and Resilience: Artistic Responses to the 1947 Partition in Bengal