Karwaan, headed by Eshan Sharma, is one of India’s leading student’s collective working towards promoting conversations around India’s shared history and heritage. It has hosted more than 250 historians, scholars, authors and filmmakers around the globe.
Baithak – Sarhad ke Iss Paar – Uss Paar, spanning a long period of eight weeks – from 25 June to the 6 August, is being organised on Karwaan’s Youtube channel, and is hosting six different events, discussions and conversations to commemorate the 75 years of an overnight migration of thousands of people who felt like strangers in their own land.
With experts from both India and Pakistan, Karwaan Baithak will be organising the following sessions :
| Discussion Topics | Speakers | Date & Time |
| Kya Dilli Kya Lahore :
The tale of two cities |
Sohail Hashmi and Ishtiaq Ahmed | 25 June, Saturday
5 pm onwards |
| Forgotten Tales of Partition :
Archiving the partition voices |
Aanchal Malhotra, Anam Zakaria and Kavita Puri | 3 July, Sunday
5 pm onwards |
| Sanjha Chulha :
Impact of partition on food |
Pushpesh Pant, Chef ranveer Brar and Mariyam Jilani | 16 July, Sunday
5 pm onwards |
| Songs of Partition :
Impact of partition on Music Memories |
Wajiha Naqvi and Dr. Radha Kapuria | 30 July, Saturday
5 pm onwards |
| A Common Thread :
Tribute to textile |
Nitin Pamnani and Sanya Dhir | 23 July, Saturday
5 pm onwards |
| Ye Daagh Daagh Ujala :
What happened to our literature? |
Sukrita Paul Kumar | 6 August, Saturday
5 pm onwards |
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