How Many More Fragments?’ ( Aur Kitne Tukde )
Exploring Gendered Violence on Partition(Ed) Women in Theatre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12731518 |
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| Authors | Lata Singh (0000-0002-8981-2237, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 447-466 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural and Social History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-0038 • E-ISSN: 1478-0046 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2752/147800409x466281 |
| OpenAlex | W1808321538 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article critically engages with a contemporary play, Aur Kitne Tukde, staged in the Hindi language in various cities and towns in India and Pakistan, about gendered violence during Partition. It unsettles the master narrative of ‘honour’, ‘martyrdom’, ‘choice’ and women's ‘agency’ on Partition. The article also highlights the significance of the play in breaking the silences around Partition in the theatre, which, as compared with other cultural and literary mediums, reaches out to a larger section of people in unique ways. It underlines how the whole production of the play was a process of traversing and sharing the journey and trauma of Partition not only for the actors but also for the audiences. The article also tries to problematize the whole question of violence and its representation
Agency (philosophy · Archaeology · Art · Hindi · Honour · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Partition (number theory · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Highly cited | No |
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