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Mahnoor Khan interviewed by Snigdha Agarwal Srinivas - Podcast 1 of 2

Podcast

Date

2023

Description

This oral history seeks to understand the intergenerational impact of the Partition of India and Pakistan. On 15 August 1947, two independent nation-states emerged from one of the greatest migrations in human history. The separation of identities forced communities that had previously coexisted to create binary categories for themselves—as a Hindu or a Muslim. Around 18 million people were uprooted from their homes, forced to pack their livelihoods, and move across the subcontinent; thousands did not survive the journey and between two hundred thousand and two million people died. Through a structured, subject-oriented interview methodology—while also incorporating traces of a family history approach—this interview explores the generational transmission of violence and trauma and asseses the role of emotive security in rehabilitation and reconciliation processes. Mahnoor Khan is a second year Master’s student at the Geneva Graduate Institute. A Pakistan national, she is specialising in Conflict, Peace, and Security. An avid reader and writer, Mahnoor’s articles have been published in the Graduate Press, the university newspaper. Mahnoor is interested in working on projects related to sustainable development, food security, and gender equality. Snigdha Agarwal Srinivas is a second year Master’s student at the Geneva Graduate Institute. An Indian national, she is specialising in Conflict, Peace, and Security. She is interested in working on projects related to peacebuilding, diplomacy, and reconciliation in conflict environments.