The Punjab Partition Forum

By Ramanjit Singh In the 19th century, several British artists went to India to make a series of illustrations of the country, its people and landscape. Among some of these artists who travelled to Punjab were William Simpson and William Carpenter . Both captured their journeys in vivid watercolors and their work can be seen in museums and auction houses like Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonham's. I'm presenting some of their illustrations here. Painting of the Akal Bunga (Aka

By Ramanjit Singh After seven decades, there are very few amongst us who experienced the madness of the Partition of India. Our parents and grandparents have passed those awful stories to us. The future generations carry those stories, those anecdotes, as if they are family heirlooms, to be cherished, to be protected, to be preserved forever. These memories form the fabric of our sub-conscious, they help us to interpret those black and white photographs, those old faces. What