The Punjab: Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed

‘[...] 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’sandmark 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 newight 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 theirives.
One of the most comprehensive accounts of a tragic watershed of Indian history, The Punjab
authoritatively demonstrates howittle religious differences matter to peaceful coexistence, until
inflamed by divisive forces.