Violence, Martyrdom and Partition: A Daughter's Testimony

This book presents the oral testimony of Subhashini (1914 2003), head of a well-known Arya Samaj institution devoted to women's education in rural north India. Subhashini's narrative unfolds a story, within a sea of stories, which has remained silent in the dominant historical discourse. Her memory evokes contrasting images of violence, martyrdom and Partition. Not 1947 but 1942, the year of her fathers martyrdom is recalled as a violent rupture in her memory. Partition is a moment of celeb...