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Partition Voices

03/08/2020
54 min
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The partitions of India and Pakistan and Israel and Palestine are two of the most tumultuous events of the 20th Century. Remarkable parallels exist between the two experiences. Journalist and broadcaster Kavita Puri, in conversation with Harvard Professor Derek Penslar, explore the similarities in nationalism, relations with the international and diaspora communities, the acceptance or rejection of difference, the role of religion, and the role of memory and its legacy.

An event from Jewish Book Week 2020.

About the speakers

Gavin Esler

Gavin Esler is an award-winning broadcaster, novelist and journalist. He is the author of five novels and two non-fiction books, The United States of Anger, and Lessons from the Top, based on personal encounters with leaders from Bill Clinton and Angela Merkel to Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, and even cultural leaders such as Dolly Parton.
Kavita Puri

Kavita Puri is a multi-award winning journalist, executive producer, broadcaster and author. For over 20 years she worked in senior editorial positions on its flagship current affairs programmes, covering politics, investigations and foreign affairs. She has devised, presented and written landmark series on BBC Radio 4 including “three million” which won best new podcast at […]

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Partition Voices

03/08/2020
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54 min

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Gavin Esler

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Gavin Esler is an award-winning broadcaster, novelist and journalist. He is the author of five novels and two non-fiction books, The United States of...

Kavita Puri

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Kavita Puri is a multi-award winning journalist, executive producer, broadcaster and author. For over 20 years she worked in senior editorial positions on its...