by Reginald Massey Over the past seven decades many books have been written about the creation of Pakistan, the independence of India and the traumas of Partition. The tragedies of the pillage, the massacres, the rapes and the movement of vast populations uprooted from their homes and hearths has been well documented. Unfortunately very often…
Reviewed by Charles Sarvan Dundurn Publishers, Toronto, 2019 Exile, whether temporary or permanent; voluntary or enforced, is as old as human history. ‘Sadness of Geography’ (more memoir than autobiography) begins with what may be seen as the end of a journey: the memoirist arriving in Montreal and declaring that he’s a Tamil in need…
By Shanta Acharya The newly elected leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister of the UK, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, has pledged to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019, ‘do or die’, if a free trade agreement cannot be reached by then. The ‘Withdrawal Agreement’ Theresa May, his predecessor, brokered was…
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By LALIT MOHAN JOSHI Friends of Girish Karnad in London congregated recently at the Nehru Centre to celebrate his life in theatre and cinema. It was precisely the place which he had headed as the Minister for Culture, Indian High Commission and the Director, Nehru Centre from 2000 to 2003. The event was organised jointly by…
Confluence May 2019 issue(Click here to open the link) Editorially Speaking Dear readers, I write this editorial with mixed feelings. Firstly, I am very pleased to bring another issue of Confluence amidst many constraints upon us, the editors. This is something the entire publishing world is undergoing in the modern days, but our situation is…
Confluence February 2019 issue Editorially Speaking Feb 2019 issue Dear readers, This issue is a special issue for us even though it was delayed for many reasons. We try very hard to release each issue on time and we thank all our writers who have sent their work on time. I am really pleased to…
Confluence Nov 2018 issue Please click the link to save the latest issue on your PC Dear Readers, I am sure many of you have been long waiting for the arrival of this last issue of the year and I am really pleased to be able to release this issue now despite all the hurdles we…
By Hema Nair Israel is a country unique in many respects. It had a tumultuous birth, fueled by the desire of the Jewish people to return to their Promised Land and escape persecution. In the aftermath of World War II and Holocaust, it was their surety against annihilation, their homeland, born of Zionism. The land…
Confluence August 2018 issue Editorially Speaking Hello again! This summer has been so unusual. In the UK, we have experienced many weeks of scorching heat followed by thunderstorms which brought some relief. The political situation in Britain has not been much different. Day by day we hear companies are moving out of Britain…