Remnants of a Separation

From the Mother Tongue Shapeshifting & Reclaiming collection. 

"Helped me deeply connect with my grandparents' experiences during the Partition. This book preserves personal stories and memories that bring history to life, making the pain and resilience of that time tangible and real for me. This book preserves personal memories, artifacts, and oral histories that offer a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives disrupted by the partition, providing invaluable cultural and historical insight for future generations. It honors the past and also helps readers like me understand the lasting effects separation and partition had and the importance of remembering our shared history with empathy."

Written as a crossover between history and anthropology, Remnants of a Separation tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research. It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later, lest we forget. 

Borrow, share, exchange as you wish, and return by the end of the season on February 6th. Pick up at the gallery anytime, and return and swap for a new book of your choosing. To our global friends - online borrowing is possible, just pay for the shipping there and back. 

The Mother Tongue Library is a love letter to the thinkers, writers, and artists who’ve given us the language of courage when we needed it most.