Partition of India

I have an older student who has become interested in the Partition of India after reading portions of my India Booklist. I'm keeping some notes here for myself for when I teach this again. In Waldorf, this would be in modern history which is grade 8. It would also go well with a World Religions block.

He read things in reverse chronological order (The Night Diary first and then Ahimsa), which gave him interesting persepective.

Chapter Books

Ahimsa
by Supriya Kelkar (1942)

The Night Diary
by Veera Hirandani (1947)

Picture Books

My Gandhi Story
by Nina Sabnani

Chachiji's Cup
by Uma Krishnaswami

Other Resources

India Partition lesson plan
Stanford History Education Group

UPDATE:

According to this New York Times article (Feb 2 2024), two new middle grade novels have recently come out about Partition.

Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani

The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi

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