Kavya Wadhwa
Founder at Skillymilli
Category Archives: Project Partition
I migrated to Pakistan from Bombay in 1947 and came to India in 1965 and got stuck due to INDO-PAK War.
I was fortunate enough to interview Mr. Asif Noorani, a veteran Pakistani journalist, and author who remembered his journey from Bombay to Karachi and how was Jinnah’s Pakistan, He added he came to India in 1965 but was stuck for some days as INDIA and PAKISTAN were at war.
From threats to black ink: How freedom of expression was brutally murdered in the world’s largest Democracy
Got a chance to interview Mr. Sudheendra Kulkarni he is an Indian politician and columnist. and former Director of Operations of the Prime Minister’s Office under the Vajpayee government. Discussed democracy and the role of oligarchs in India Pakistan Relations, Mr. Kulkarni came to the limelight when he organized a book launch for a book written…
Being under Burkha saved lives for Hindus in 1947: The story of Jhulka family.
I got a chance to interview Mr. Jhluka, who told me about his family and how they were saved from the bloodshed. He told me about the partition and how it could have been inevitable if it was willingly decided to bring harmony. Democracy on the other side of the partition became a vassal state…
I was shot as a Refugee, later I served as the Major General in INDIAN ARMY
It was a pleasure to speak with Mr. Ravindar Chopra on “Partition of India: A catalyst of catastrophe?”His memories and stories about the Partition of India and the bloodshed he witnessed drove him to abandon everything and begin a new life in a completely different location. His journey begins in Lahore and ends in India,…
I came as a Refugee and became the Prime Minister of INDIA
Got a chance to interview Mr. Naresh Gujral and got to know the story of Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral, His father in the Freedom Movement, His brother, and the story of their bloodshed in Partition 1947. In collaboration with the former Indian Prime Minister’s son,Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral’s son, Mr.Naresh Gujral: is a former Rajya…
From a Refugee to Padma Bhushan: Partition tale of Dr. G.P Talwar’s
Got a chance to interview none other than Padma Bhushan awardee the Dr G.P. Talwar, aka Pran Talwar, Ji The person who founded and established and National Institute of Immunology and AIIMS | The most prestigious medical science institute inIndia, Had an emotional conversation on Partition of India, a tale of being saved from the…