Project Dastaan: Sparsh Ahuja's Lens on Partition and Peacebuilding

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In conversation with SBS Spice, filmmaker Sparsh Ahuja explores his connection to the 1947 Partition of India and how he is using art to reconcile lost histories. Tap the audio player to listen now.

The Partition of British India in 1947 that formed the countries of India and Pakistani also resulted in one of the largest instances of forced migration ever documented. Tearing apart families, communities and histories, the fallout lingers in countless lenses on the world 78 years later, including that of filmmaker Sparsh Ahuja. Co-founder of reconciliation initiative 'Project Dastaan', he explores with Suhayla Sharif the partition's deafening silence, the power of art and the potential of virtual reality. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.


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