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Podcast: Books and Beyond with Bound
Episode: 3.12 Aanchal Malhotra: Remembering Partition Through Oral Histories
Description: Find out how she uses objects to uncover untold stories about the Partition for her book, ‘Remnants of a Separation’. Aanchal shares her family’s 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. Why can’t Aanchal write in c...