3 stories of new beginnings after the horror of India-Pak partition

The partition of the Indian subcontinent was catastrophic for the over 10 mn people

The partition of the Indian subcontinent was catastrophic for the over 10m people caught up in the turmoil of new borders, displacement and the horrors that plagued those on their way to new homes. But there were a few silver linings.

In 2016, I researched Britain Asian recollections of partition to write a play, Silent Sisters. The play is being performed again in November to mark 70 years since partition in August 1947.

I spoke to 52 people in workshops and individual interviews. It