Partition
Looking At Art
From Lahore to Delhi: the journey of artist B.C Sanyal
The 1940s were a turning point in Modern Indian art - the freedom movement in India had gained feverish momentum; the growing communal disharmony in India was pointing to a violent partition with the...
Museum Mojo
The Partition Crossword
The Partition Museum houses one of the largest collections of Partition memories. Each object in the museum's collection has a story implicitly woven into it while also reflecting the material culture of a people...
History
Sindhi Voices from the Partition
From school history textbooks movies, to books, to stories of Partition in art, there have been continuous efforts to document the narratives of the world's largest mass migration in human history. However, the significantly...
Culture
An Interwoven History: Phulkari and Punjab
Phulkari, which literally translates to ‘flower work’, is a unique style or technique of embroidery particular to Punjab. However, more than just a handicraft, the threads of Phulkari are inextricably tied to the history of...
History
A Visual History of the Partition of India : A Story in Art
A decade ago, a group of us girls having staged our first play ‘Toba Tek Singh’ found ourselves excited at an invite extended to us by the Government College, Lahore. In the week that...
5 women artists
5 women artists of India that you must know!
Women’s History Month is coming to an end, and as promised, here’s my post on the 5 women artists of India along with activity suggestions for children. 1. Sahifa Banu
Chances are, if you googled "women artists...