The Punjab: Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed - Paperback

by Ishtiaq Ahmed (Author)

'[...] The great many in Pakistan and India who wish to preserve a society where freedoms are

mutually respected should [...] be all the more thankful for Ishtiaq Ahmed's landmark study.'

-Rajmohan Gandhi in IIC Quarterly

A path-breaking account of Partition, The Punjab chronicles how East and West Punjab were emptied of unwanted minorities in 1947. This volume accesses secret British reports to shed new light on events and narrates poignant accounts by eyewitnesses, survivors-even participants-of the carnage from both sides of the border. These exclusive narratives present the events of Partition through the eyes of those who were a part of it and the effect it had-and still has-on their lives.

One of the most comprehensive accounts of a tragic watershed of Indian history, The Punjab

authoritatively demonstrates how little religious differences matter to peaceful coexistence, until

inflamed by divisive forces.

Author Biography

Born in Lahore on 24 February 1947, Ishtiaq Ahmed holds a PhD in political science from Stockholm University. He is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University, and Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He was Visiting Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences during 2013- 15 and at Government College University Lahore during 2015- 19. The Punjab: Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed won the Best Non-Fiction Book Award at the Karachi Literature Festival, 2013, and at the Lahore Literary Festival, 2013. It won t