In the Language of Remembering The Inheritance of Partition by Aanchal Malhotra Review/Summary

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Writer:	Aanchal Malhotra
Publication	HarperCollins India
ISBN-13	978-9354898914
Language:	English
Genre:	Non-Fiction
Best Sellers Rank:	#21,032 in Books
Customer review	4.8/5
Publish Date:	10 May 2022

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Remnants of a Separation, the debut book by oral historian Aanchal Malhotra, was released in 2017 to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of India's Partition. By unearthing the tales buried in everyday items that survivors had brought across the newly created border, it exhumed the stories that had been hidden in the human history of the momentous event. It received praise for taking a novel approach to a subject that has been extensively written about for many years. But more importantly, it sparked discussions inside families: between the generation that saw Partition and those who merely had its memories passed down.

As a logical progression, In the Language of Remembering investigates that same idea by demonstrating how Partition is still not a thing of the past and how its legacy is woven into the lives of succeeding generations. It examines how Partition memory is preserved and passed down, as well as how its effects are spread and manifested within family, community, and nation by bringing together conversations that were recorded over a long period of time with generations of Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and their respective diaspora.

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