Beyond the Border

The anthology Beyond the Borders: New Perspectives on Partition Literature consists of collection of critical essays that explore the traumatic experiences of people of different walks of life over the geographical entity and the identity issues that it brings on its way. The book chiefly broods over the Indian partition, how it continues to have its repercussions even years after the bloody historical and political event, completely uprooting the people of the great Indian subcontinent, literally strewing them across the milieu. The book does not fail to highlight how partition like any other socio-political event disturbs the existence of women more than its men and the intensity of their suffering. The anthology also does not restrict itself in addressing the throes of Indian partition alone but extends to give insight into how crossing borders can be a serious cause for the human trauma around the globe. Hopefully, the book will kindle the readers' sensibility regarding the futility of getting obsessed over a piece of land.