“Many reading this may be familiar with the partition of India and Pakistan in the year 1947, following the end of the 200 year British Raj (Rule). Many may not be as familiar with the devastation and tragedy which impacted the people of India, leading up to India’s Independence on the 15th of August, 1947…”
Research studies have validated that trauma experienced by our Ancestors can live on in our DNA thanks to epigenetic inheritance.
Read my account of carrying intergenerational trauma from the partition of India and Pakistan here.
Three generations on from my great-grandparents who were killed during the partition, we are still trying to heal the wounds of our collective trauma.
‘I am the unlucky one’ I said to the Consultant. I was sobbing away on my own with nobody to hold my hand or support me. Where did I go wrong? What had I done? I always helped everyone – young old, needy and desperate. So why did it have to be ME? I didn’t understand.
Research studies have validated that trauma experienced by our Ancestors can live on in our DNA thanks to epigenetic inheritance. Read my account of carrying intergenerational trauma from the partition of India and Pakistan here.
I am pleased to share my podcast with you. Expulsion@50 is an oral history project, created to raise awareness of the expulsion over 80,000 Asians
The first of the Trust’s projects is the South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM), which first took place in 2020 and runs from the 18th of July to the 17th of August each year.
SAHM seeks to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities.
It seeks to understand the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia.
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