Author Aanchal Malhotra

Aanchal Malhotra

MFA, Concordia University; Editor and Literary Agent

Aanchal Malhotra was born and raised in India and divides her time between Montreal and Delhi. She is completing an MFA at Concordia University after graduating from OCAD University, Toronto, where she was the recipient of the University Medal in Printmaking. Her MFA thesis project, entitled Remnants of a Separation, is a study of the material remnants of the Partition of the Indian Subcontinent in 1947. She works as an editor and literary agent at Red Ink Literary Agency and can also be found at The Hiatus Project.

A Visual History of the India-Pakistan Partition

Aanchal Malhotra

Government, History, Religion

A single inscription, the Radcliffe Line, changed the fates of millions. Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs suddenly became enemies; they fought over land, wealth, respect, community, and national identity. The objects the refugees brought with them speak volumes.