House Plan of Broken Dreams: A Symbolic Urdu Story

A symbolic house plan reflecting love and broken dreams in an Urdu story.

House Plan — a simple design on paper, yet a profound symbol of human emotion in Urdu fiction. In the world of symbolic Urdu stories, this house plan speaks not just of architecture but of love, loss, and longing. It carries within its lines the memory of countless unfulfilled dreams. In Amrita Pritam’s unforgettable short … Read more

Partition Stories of Women: Silent Suffering, Brave Voices

Partition stories of women from 1947, featuring book cover of "The Other Side of Silence" and Dementi Sehgal's account.

Partition stories are not just about shifting borders; they are about shattered lives, broken homes, and haunting silences that still echo across generations. Among the most tragic and underrepresented of these partition stories are those of women—Hindu, Muslim, Sikh—who bore the brunt of violence, displacement, and trauma. While official histories often reduce the 1947 Partition … Read more