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Artistic Depictions Of The Partition Of India
The partition of India and the associated bloody riots inspired many creative minds in India and Pakistan to create literary/cinematic depictions of this event. While some creations depicted the massacres during the refugee migration, others concentrated on the aftermath of the partition in terms of difficulties faced by the refugees in both side of the border. Even now, more than 60 years after the partition, works of fiction and films are made that relate to the events of partition. Literature describing the human cost of independence and partition comprises Khushwant Singh's ''Train to Pakistan'' (1956), several short stories such as ''Toba Tek Singh'' (1955) by Saadat Hassan Manto, Urdu poems such as ''Subh-e-Azadi'' (Freedom's Dawn, 1947) by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Bhisham Sahni's ''Tamas'' (1974), Manohar Malgonkar's ''A Bend in the Ganges'' (1965), and Bapsi Sidhwa's ''Cracking India, Ice-Candy Man'' (1988), among others. Salman Rushdie's novel ''Midnight's Children'' (1980), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Anti-Memorial Project
Partition may refer to: Computing Hardware * Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive * Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job Software * Partition (database), the division of a database * Logical partition (LPAR), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer Problems * Binary space partitioning * Partition problem, an NP-complete problem in computer science Mathematics * Partition (number theory), a way to write a number as a sum of other numbers * Multiplicative partition, a way to write a number as a product of other numbers * Partition of an interval * Partition of a set * Partition of unity, a certain kind of set of functions on a topological space * Plane partition * Graph partition Natural science * Partition function (quantum field theory) * Partition function (statistical mechanics) * Partition coefficient, a concept in organic chemistry Law and politics * Partition (law), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of The Booker
The Best of the Booker is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary. Eligible books included the 41 winners of the Booker Prize since its inception in 1968. The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008 and were chosen by novelist Victoria Glendinning, broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and Professor of English at University College London John Mullan. Among the nominees were the only two authors at that time to have won the Booker twice, Peter Carey and J. M. Coetzee, nominated for their novels ''Oscar & Lucinda'' (1988) and ''Disgrace'' (1999) respectively. The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was Salman Rushdie's ''Midnight's Children'', and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival. ''Midnight's Children'' not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 Booker of Bookers prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary. The shortlisted titles were: *(1973) J. G. Farrell, ''The Siege of Krishnapu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamas (film)
''Tamas'' (lit. ''Darkness'') is a 1988 period television film written and directed by Govind Nihalani. It is based on the Hindi novel of the same name by Bhisham Sahni (1974), which won the author the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975. Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the film deals with the plight of emigrant Sikh and Hindu families to India as a consequence of the partition. It was first shown on India's national broadcaster Doordarshan as a mini-series and later as a one-off four-hour-long feature film. At the 35th National Film Awards, it won three awards including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. In August 2013, it was shown on History TV18 as a series. Plot Nathu, a Chamar, is finishing his work in his shop when the thekedar (Pankaj Kapur) walks in and asks him to kill a pig for the Veterinary doctor who needs it for medical purposes. Nathu declines saying he has never killed a pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garm Hava
''Garm Hava'' (translation: Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Indian drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, with Balraj Sahni as the lead. It was written by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai. The film score was given by the classical musician Ustad Bahadur Khan, with lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, it also featured a qawwali composed and performed by Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi and his Warsi Brothers troupe. Set in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, the film deals with the plight of a North Indian Muslim businessman and his family, in the period after the 1947 partition of India. In the grim months after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, film's protagonist and patriarch of the family Salim Mirza, deals with the dilemma of whether to move to Pakistan, as many of his relatives, or stay back. The film details the slow disintegration of his family, and is one of the most poignant films made on India's partition. It remains one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subarnarekha (1962 Film)
''Subarnarekha'' ( bn, সুবর্ণরেখা ''Subarṇarekhā'') is an Indian Bengali film directed by Ritwik Ghatak. It was produced in 1962 but not released until 1965. It is a part of the trilogy that includes '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (1960), ''Komal Gandhar'' (1961) and ''Subarnarekha'' (1962), all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it. Plot summary The film tells the story of Ishwar Chakraborty, a Hindu refugee from East Pakistan after the 1947 partition of India. He goes to West Bengal with his little sister Sita where he tries to start a new life. In a refugee camp, they see the abduction of a low- caste woman and Ishwar takes her little son Abhiram with him. He gets a job at a factory in the province, near the Subarnarekha River, courtesy his college friend Rambilas. Ishwar, Sita and Abhiram arrive at Chatimpur, a small settlement near Ghatshila where they meet Mukherjee, foreman of the foundry workshop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komal Gandhar
''Komal Gandhar'' ( bn, কোমল গান্ধার ''Kōmal Gāndhār''), also known as ''A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale'', is a 1961 Bengali film written and directed by legendary film maker Ritwik Ghatak. The title refers to the Hindustani equivalent of " E-flat". It was part of the trilogy composed of '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (1960), Komal Gandhar and '' Subarnarekha'' (1962), all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it, though this was the most optimistic film of his oeuvre. The film explores three themes juxtaposed in the narrative: the dilemma of Anusuya, the lead character, the divided leadership of IPTA, and the fallout from the partition of India. Overview The title was taken from the line of a poemBook: Punascha, poem: Komal–Gandhar; bn, নাম রেখেছি কোমল গান্ধার, মনে মনে। by Rabindranath Tagore that meant a ''sur'' or note, E-flat. As in other films by Gha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960 Film)
''Meghe Dhaka Tara'' ( bn, মেঘে ঢাকা তারা ''Mēghē Ḍhākā Tārā'', lit. ''The Cloud-Capped Star'') is a 1960 film written and directed by Ritwik Ghatak, based on a social novel by Shaktipada Rajguru with the same title. It stars Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gita Dey, Bijon Bhattacharya, Niranjan Roy, and Gyanesh Mukherjee. It was part of a trilogy consisting of ''Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (1960), ''Komal Gandhar'' (1961), and '' Subarnarekha'' (1962), all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of Bengal during the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it. Plot outline The film revolves around Nita (played by Supriya Choudhury), a young girl who lives with her family, refugees from East Pakistan, in the suburbs of Calcutta. Nita is a self-sacrificing person who is constantly exploited by everyone around her, even her own family, who take her goodness for granted. Her father has an accident and is unable to make a living. Her e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for ''Titash Ekti Nadir Naam''. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970. Family Ritaban Ghatak, his son, is also a filmmaker and is involved in the Ritwik Memorial Trust. He has restored Ritwik's ''Bagalar Banga Darshan'', ''Ronger Golam'' and completed his unfinished documentary on Ramkinkar. He made a film titled ''Unfinished Ritwik''. He is working on adapting Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's novel ''Ichhamati''. Ghatak's elder daughter Samhita, made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmputra
''Dharmputra'' is a 1961 Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra based on a novel of the same name by Acharya Chatursen. This is Yash's second directorial venture. It was the first Hindi film to depict the partition of India, and Hindu fundamentalism. Produced by his elder brother B.R. Chopra, who was himself uprooted from Lahore, during the partition of India and established B.R. Films in Mumbai in 1956. The film dealt with issues of religious bigotry, fanaticism and communalism amidst the backdrop of the partition. Two years earlier, Yash Chopra had made his debut with ''Dhool Ka Phool'' (1959), steeped in Nehruvian secularism, wherein a Muslim brings up an "illegitimate" Hindu child and featured the classic song "Tu Hindu Banega Na Musalman Banega, Insaan Ki Aulaad Hai, Insaan Banega". The theme was reversed in this film as herein a Hindu family brings up an illegitimate Muslim child. This was Shashi Kapoor's first film as an adult actor playing the pivotal role of a Hindu fundament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinnamul
Chinnamul (alternate spelling Chhinnamul, lit. ''The Uprooted'') was a 1950 Bengali film directed by Nemai Ghosh. This was the first Indian film that dealt with the partition of India. The story revolved around a group of farmers from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) who were forced to migrate to Calcutta because of the partition of Bengal in 1947. Russian film director Vsevolod Pudovkin came to Calcutta at that time, watched this film, and being inspired, he bought the print of this film to release in Russia. The film was shown in 188 theaters in Russia. Plot The film is based on a story of Swarnakamal Bhattacharya. Depicting the physical pain and crisis, the film is about the partition of Bengal and the flow of refugees from East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) into India's West Bengal. The story of the film begins in a village of East Bengal where people (Hindus and Muslims) live peacefully. Govinda and Sumati are husband wife and they are about to have a child. But, the partiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemai Ghosh (director)
Nemai Ghosh, or Nimai Ghosh (1914–1988), was an Indian film director and cinematographer, best known for his film '' Chinnamul'' (1950). Career Ghosh started his career as a stage actor with Little Theatre Group formed by Utpal Dutt . In addition to photography, he directed the highly acclaimed and neo-realistic '' Chinnamul'' (1950), that dealt with partition of Bengal during the partition of India in 1947. Film director Ritwik Ghatak started his film career as an assistant in this film. However, despite critical acclaim, ''Chinnamul'' failed commercially. Thereafter Ghosh relocated to Madras (now Chennai), and he worked in Tamil cinema as a cinematographer in a few films and directed a film titled '' Paathai Theriyudhu Paar'' that won Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Tamil. His last film as a director was the Tamil film ''Sooravali'' (1981). Ghosh was also active in the Film Society movement in Chennai and started the Madras Film Society which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke University Press
Duke University Press is an academic publisher and university press affiliated with Duke University. It was founded in 1921 by William T. Laprade as The Trinity College Press. (Duke University was initially called Trinity College). In 1926 Duke University Press was formally established. Ernest Seeman became the first director of DUP, followed by Henry Dwyer (1929-1944), W.T. LaPrade (1944-1951), Ashbel Brice (1951-1981), Richard Rowson (1981-1990), Larry Malley (1990-1993), Stanley Fish and Steve Cohn (1994-1998), Steve Cohn (1998-2019). Writer Dean Smith is the current director of the press. It publishes approximately 150 books annually and more than 55 academic journals, as well as five electronic collections. The company publishes primarily in the humanities and social sciences but is also particularly well known for its mathematics journals. The book publishing program includes lists in African studies, African American studies, American studies, anthropology, art and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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