Since 1947 : partition narratives among Punjabi migrants of Delhi

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Full Title:: Since 1947 : partition narratives among Punjabi migrants of Delhi / Ravinder Kaur

Related/Included Titles:: Narrating everyday forms of past : an introduction --
State and community in the narratives of displacement --
The last journey : exploring social class in partition migration --
Governmental policies and practices of resettlement --
Restoration of loss --
Missing fields : the 'untouchable' migrants of partition --
Claims of locality : at home in Delhi --
Ethnic amnesia : identity making among Punjabi Hindus --
A community of narrative.

Genre:: Electronic books
Subjects:: Forced migration--India
Panjabis (South Asian people)--Relocation--India--Delhi
India--History--Partition, 1947--Personal narratives
Delhi (India)--Emigration and immigration
Pakistan--Emigration and immigration

Table of Contents:: 1. Narrating everyday forms of past : an introduction -- 2. State and community in the narratives of displacement -- 3. The last journey : exploring social class in partition migration -- 4. Governmental policies and practices of resettlement -- 5. Restoration of loss -- 6. Missing fields : the 'untouchable' migrants of partition -- 7. Claims of locality : at home in Delhi -- 8. Ethnic amnesia : identity making among Punjabi Hindus -- 9. A community of narrative.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: S̀ince 1947', an oft-encountered phrase in Delhi, has been used in this book for an incursion into the embedded themes of disruption in everyday life: forced migration, and then reparation; rearrangement; and renewed embodiment of the migrant's personal and social bearings. It explores how past is employed to repair ruptures in people's ordinary lives. It specifically delves into the Partition experience used by Punjabi Hindu refugees to evolve coping strategies when forced to leave their homes in 1947, and examines the emerging identification process.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (277 pages)
Local Note:: Available to current Emory students, faculty and staff.