Articles on Indian Independence
Political Cartoons as Alternate History: Representing Indo-Pak Partition
By Shifana P A, Asha Susan Jacob · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2023
The paper explores political cartoons as cultural representations of the 1947 Indo-Pak Partition, analyzing their role in documenting and interpreting the event's trauma, violence, and socio-political dynamics. It argues that cartoons, often overlooked in…
भाई
Jain Bharati, 2007
The text presents a narrative centered on Kshirodbabu, who is reading a letter from his nephew while packing in London. The nephew advises him to bring a television set from abroad, as Indian sets are inferior. The letter also mentions that Kshirodbabu’s…
एक्का मणुस्सजाई
Jain Bharati, 2001
The text discusses the state of democracy in India, particularly in the context of independence and its aftermath. It argues that before independence, religious and caste identities were not prominent, but after independence, divisions based on Hinduism,…