3.12 Aanchal Malhotra: Remembering Partition Through Oral Histories
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Find out how she uses objects to uncover untold stories about the Partition for her book, \\u2018Remnants of a Separation\\u2019.\\xa0
Aanchal shares her family\\u2019s history with partition and why she decided to use objects to ask people about sensitive and traumatic memories. She discusses her experience of interviewing people in Pakistan and how her guide Khizarji helped her navigate difficult interviews. Tara can relate to Aanchal due to her own partition family history. And Michelle appreciates how Aanchal is so transparent about the difficulties in the research process.\\xa0
Why can\\u2019t Aanchal write in cafes? What languages does she speak and understand? And what is she writing next? Tune in to find out!
Want Aanchal to read your personal essay on the partition? Submit your personal essay (<1500 words) on\\xa0 \\u2018Memory of Partition\\u2019 to connect@boundindia.com by 4th September, 2021. Only Word Doc attachments will be considered. Aanchal\\u2019s favourite 3 essays will be published on our blog, Jotted.\\xa0
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Aanchal Malhotra is an artist and oral historian working with memory and material culture. She received a BFA in Traditional Printmaking and Art History from the Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, and an MFA in Studio Art from Concordia University, Montreal.
\\xa0She currently lives in New Delhi. This is her first book. Find the book here: https://www.amazon.in/Remnants-Separation-History-Partition-Material/dp/9353022959/\\xa0
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