Nach einer gutlichen trennung 2003 leitet butalia ihren eigenen verlag zubaan books. Oral history association book award 2001the partition o. Apr 20, 2017 the other side of silence is a highly informative book by urvashi butalia that provides the readers with accurate facts about the partition of india, which took place in the year 1947. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. She is known for her work in the womens movement of india, as well as for authoring books like the pathbreaking the other side of silence. Urvashi butalia the other side of silence ebook download. She is the director and cofounder of kali for women, indias first feminist publishing house. We all know about the regular one of the great human convulsion of history, which lead to the death of 200,000 precious lives the contemporary british figure to two million a later indian estimate. Homes, villages, communities, families, and relationships were destroyed. Cofounder of kali for women, indias first feminist publisher, and now director of zubaan, she is also author of the awardwinning oral history of partition, the other side of silence. While one part of this book is made up of my telling of partition stories, in the other parts people i have interviewed tell their own stories.
Jan 01, 2017 urvashi butalias the other side of silence was the first major work to exhume the personal trauma of the partition. It remained at the top of indias bestseller list for over six months and won the oral history book association award in 2001. Of these, the other side of silence 1998 is believed to be her most popular work. Theother side of silence has been one of the most influential books in. The other side of silence voices from the partition of india by urvashi butalia duke university press. An undisputed classic, it meticulously locates the individual experiences and private pain at the heart of this cataclysmic event. Butalias book is an oral history of the experience and aftermath of the partition of india and pakistan in the late 1940s, focused due to language barriers and. Urvashi butalia author of the other side of silence.
By far the largest proportion of these refugeesmore than ten million of themcrossed the western border which divided the historic state of. Aug 01, 2017 the author urvashi butalias book the other side of silence. The other side of silence download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Yet, more than half a century later, little is known of the human dimensions of this event. The other side of silence, with urvashi butalia youtube. Of these, the other side of silence 1998 is being used as a text in some indian universities. On july 14, feminist publisher urvashi butalia sat down for a conversation with the georgia straights charlie smith as part of the indian summer festival. Urvashi butalias the other side of silence was the first major work to exhume the personal trauma of the partition. In the other side of silence, urvashi butalia fills this gap by placing peopletheir individual experiences, their private painat the center of this epochal event. Voices from the partition of india, as well as her illustrious publishing career. Urvashi butalia shows us why we cannot afford to forget the suffering, the grief, the pain and the bewilderment that resulted from the division of the subcontinent. The book is the product of more than seventy interviews that butalia conducted with survivors of the partition, and emphasises particularly the role of violence against women in the collective experience of the tragedy. In any book on oral history, exaggeration, subjective interpretation, personal inhibition, individual likes etc. Voices from the partition of india is based on the stories she recorded of those who were traumatised by their experiences of.
Urvashi butalia has 16 books on goodreads with 4780 ratings. Urvashi butalia on why men killed women and children of their. Urvashi butalia s most popular book is the other side of silence. She is indias first feminist publisher and now director of zubaan books. The other side of silence, smith said, shattered the taboo and started a conversation. Voices from the partition of india by urvashi butalia 2000 by amber abbas urvashi butalias remarkable book on indias partition emerged out of the terrible violence that gripped delhi, not in 1947, when the partition took place, but in 1984. Books by urvashi butalia author of the other side of silence. Feb 05, 2020 in this first video, aparna talks about the other side of silence, a work around partitions survivors, by urvashi butalia. Urvashi butalia born 1952 is an indian feminist writer, publisher and activist. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is an important book on a subject few have addressed, even marginally. Urvashi butalia s the other side of silence was the first major work to exhume the personal trauma of the partition. The book, which is the product of more than seventy interviews that butalia conducted with survivors of the partition, is being used as an academic text in some indian universities.
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Through interviews conducted over a tenyear period and an examination of diaries, letters, memoirs, and parliamentary documents, butalia asks how people on the margins of history. Butalias family was from lahore, and they were partition refugees. Thus, although partition is the subject of this book, the reader will not find here a. They discussed her influential, awardwinning book, the other side of silence.
Urvashi butalia and the other side of silence iva cheung. The other side of silence urvashi butalia download bok. Jul 29, 2012 on july 14, feminist publisher urvashi butalia sat down for a conversation with the georgia straights charlie smith as part of the indian summer festival. Urvashi butalias remarkable book on indias partition emerged out of the terrible violence that gripped delhi, not in 1947. Jun 16, 2000 homes, villages, communities, families, and relationships were destroyed. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Voices from and the partition of india and speaking peace. Get ebooks the other side of silence on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Voices from the partition of india, which has been one of the most influential books in south asian studies for the past decade. The other side of silence urvashi butalia download. Summary of the book the other side of silence chronicles the series of events that took place during the partition of india in 1947. Voices from the partition of india 9780822324942 by butalia, urvashi and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Feb 14, 20 urvashi is the author of the award winning the other side of silence. Urvashi butalia project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Jun 01, 2000 homes, villages, communities, families, and relationships were destroyed. Apr 01, 2017 urvashi butalias the other side of silence is a unique book on the history of the indian partition. In the other side of silence, urvashi butalia fills this gap by placing peopletheir individual experiences, their private painat the. Urvashi butalia is a publisher and writer and cofounder of kali for women. Aug 11, 2016 writer and publisher urvashi butalias the other side of silence. The partition of india into two countries, india and pakistan, caused one of the most massive human convulsions in history. In school she studied only what she called partitions grand narrative of politics, and although people listened to stories about partition within their own families, the discourse found no articulation in the outside world. She is also author of the awardwinning oral history of partition the other side of silence. The other side of silence is an extraordinary achievement. Butalias book is an oral history of the experience and aftermath of the partition of india and pakistan in the late 1940s, focused due to language barriers and restricted movement across national borders on the experience of hindis and sikhs in the punjab. Urvashi butalia is an indian feminist and historian.
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