This compendium of 31 papers attempts to explore and reinterpret the works of major partition fiction and films to critically understand the trauma of separation during the turbulent times of Partition of India. It focuses on the partition violence, communal identity, plight of women, scourge of riots and communal disharmony, dislocation and disintegration, and atrocities on women.

The novels and films studied in this book include Train to Pakistan, Ice Candy Man, Clear Light of the Day, Sunlight on a Broken Column, Difficult Daughters, A Bend in the Ganges, Tamas, Garam Howa, Pinjar, Khamosh Pani, Dharamputra, and Hey Ram.