Partition and Independence: A Historical Perspective

The transcript discusses the personal and historical impact of the partition of India, featuring stories from Lata Roy Chatterjee and others. It highlights the trauma and displacement experienced by families, the ongoing political tensions, and efforts like Project Dastaan that use virtual reality to reconnect people with their ancestral homes. The narrative emphasizes the importance of preserving these stories for future generations to foster understanding and reconciliation.

What is Lata Roy Chatterjee's relationship to the narrator?

• Aunt

• Mother

• Grandmother

• Stepmother

Where was Lata Roy Chatterjee born?

• Calcutta

• Delhi

• Mumbai

• Pubna

What major event in 1946 affected Lata's family?

• The Great Bengal Famine

• Hindu-Muslim riots in Calcutta

• World War II

• The Quit India Movement

What was the Radcliffe Line?

• A famous Indian river

• A railway line in India

• A speech by Jawaharlal Nehru

• A boundary drawn to partition India and Pakistan

Who was the first Prime Minister of free India?

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Muhammad Ali Jinnah

• Mahatma Gandhi

What innovative method does Sparsh Ahuja use to reconnect partition survivors with their past?

• Time travel

• Virtual reality

• Documentary films

• Historical reenactments

What was the main reason Lata's family did not return to their ancestral home for decades?

• Financial constraints

• Fear of violence and religious conversion

• Lack of interest

• Political restrictions

How did the people in Lata's ancestral village react to her visit?

• With warmth and respect

• With indifference

• With hostility

• With confusion

What did Lata's grandfather refuse to do with his land during partition?

• Donate it

• Cultivate it

• Sell it

• Expand it

What does the Rig Veda say about the divine?

• The divine is unknown

• The divine is a myth

• The divine is one

• The divine is many