Khabbar Khan Seelro
Name: Khabbar Khan SeelroInterviewed By: Murtaza KharaniInterview Date:Interview Location: Story: I was born in 1939 in a village called Pari Jo Shahar, near the city of Shahdadkot in Sindh Pakistan. It is said that 200 years ago a man named Shahdad Khan, from the Seelro caste, was the first man to come to this barren […]
Subash Khanchand Bijlani
Name: Subash Khanchand BijlaniInterviewed By: Ishika ChatterjeeInterview Date:Interview Location: Story: I was born in 1942 in Thatta, Sindh. My parents, Khanchand Bijlani and Jassie Motwani were born in Manjhand and Larkana in Sindh respectively. My paternal family had traditionally worked as tax collectors in Sindh. In the mid-1970s, we had a family tree prepared which […]
Aya Singh
Name: Aya SinghInterviewed By: Ritika Popli Interview Date:Interview Location: Story: I remember my cousin who was left behind during Partition, and a Pathan family took the boy in and protected him. If there is a Partition memory that stands out to me the most, it is that of my paternal aunt’s family living close to ours: […]
Sarla Dutta
Name: Sarla DuttaInterviewed By: Sruti LodhaInterview Date:Interview Location: Story: I grew up in Mirpur, which was then under Jammu, and 15 kilometres away from Jhelum District. I grew up with two sets of parents. My biological father was a violin master and would often travel for his shows to Delhi, Bombay (now Mumbai), and Calcutta […]