1st Edition
Creative Writing and Mental Health of Partition Writers Healing the Effects of Partition in India
By Shilpi Kukreja
Copyright 2026
82 Pages
by
Routledge
82 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the lives and works of two eminent writers of India – Bhishm Sahni and Joginder Paul – both of whom moved to India following the 1947 Partition and wrote significant creative works on the theme. Through the life story analysis of the writers’ lives and works using the constructivist grounded theory method, this book attempts a social constructionist understanding of suffering,... Read more
Chapter 1 - Partition, Trauma, and Mental Health
Chapter 2 - Situating Creative Person in the Historical Context of Partition
Chapter 3 - Situating Suffering within Structural and Relational Context
Chapter 4 - Healing through Remoralisation and Transcendence
Chapter 5 - Weaving Links: Partition, Creativity, and the Stories of Suffering and Healing
Biography
Shilpi Kukreja is a mother, independent researcher, and teacher with experience in higher education and secondary instruction. Her interests lie in the critical exploration of how historical and structural forces intersect with creativity, mental health, and education through qualitative methodology.
