The Aftermath of Rape: The Unwanted Children of Partition 1947

Sayantani Upadhaya examines the forgotten children born from sexual violence during the Partition of India, and how both new nations struggled to decide whether they belonged at all.

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If advertising truly is a mirror of the times then this Tata Airlines (Now Air India) route map is evidence of how different regions of South Asia was seen and represented 83 years ago. (Available now)

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Recommended Reading:

Exploring The Different Tattoos of Partition

How Partition Affected the Lives of Women

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The Unwanted Children of Partition: The Untold Story of the Children of Rape and Abduction in 1947

A boy sits on the walls of a refugee camp in Delhi during the Partition of India in 1947.