Re-living the Trauma of Partition in Gulzar’s Two
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Gulzar’s newly published novel, Two redefines the trauma of partition. Even after 70 years of Indian Independence, the frozen unspeakable anguish melted out slowly as he re-lives the pain of Partition. This paper seeks to explore the present state of the refugees who tried to locate a place called ‘home’ after the horrifying event of partition. This paper examines how the demarcation line failed to subdue the undivided psyche of the people of both the sides of the border and how they continue to exhibit such shared cultural heritage.
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