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AND ITS AFTERMATH
The MulTi-hyphen MeThod The event not only changed the geography of the
By Emma Gannon; Hachette region, but scarred history, mutilated sociology
and left bitter legacies
In “The Multi-Hyphen Method”, Gannon teaches us that it doesn’t
matter if you’re a part-time PA with a blog, or a nurse who runs The ParTiTion of India was a partitioning of
an online store in the evenings — whatever your minds as much as it was a geographical division.
ratio, whatever your mixture, we can all channel our But there has been little discussion in mental
own entrepreneurial spirit to live more fulfilled and health discourse on the psychological scars it
financially healthy lives. The internet and our phones caused.
mean we can work wherever, whenever and allows us The Psychological Impact of the Partition of
to design our own working lives. Forget the outdated India examines the partitioning of human experi-
stigma of being a jack of all trades, because having ence and its impact on social life and psychologi-
many strings to your bow is essential to get ahead cal health.
in the modern working world. We all have the skills The chapters track, through various approach-
necessary to work less and create more, and “The es, the breakdown of civic life and society during
Multi-Hyphen Method” is the source of inspiration you the cataclysmic event, the collapse of medical
need to help you navigate your way towards your own definition of services, the violence against citizens and the
success. reflection of these events in writings of that era.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- The book draws attention to the urgent need
for a humane understand-
5 day Weekend ing of persons with mental
By Nik Halik and Garrett B Gunderson; John Murray Learning illness and psychological
distress in the context of
You know there’s a better way to live your life. You want to stop living their lived history as much
by other people’s rules. Now there’s a way. “5 Day Weekend” shows as their sociocultural iden-
you how to build multiple streams of passive, gain independent tities and roots
income through property and by exploiting the business The book has hit the
opportunities all around you, opening up your world market at the right time.
to more and better choices. Covering money and In a few weeks, India and
personal freedom, you will focus on ways to tighten Pakistan will commemo-
your finances, increase your income, and develop rate the 71st anniversary of
passive investment strategies. Discover how to build the Partition of the sub-
regular, independent cash flow until it matches your continent with speeches,
standard of living, freeing you to live your life to the marches, exhortations and
fullest. You will find tools to support and realise your ceremonies.
new goals, and read real life stories and cases giving This first-of-a-kind collective, interdisciplinary
examples and guidance. This is your chance to leave inquiry into the impact of Partition on the minds
behind your 9 to 5 job, change your life and achieve of people — edited by two eminent psychiatrists,
your grandest goals. Dr Sanjeev Jain and Dr Alok Sarin — brings to-
---------------------------------------------------------- gether psychiatrists, historians, sociologists and
literary minds in a holistic examination of the
The BollyWood Bride psychological and sociological impact of
By Sonali Dev; Harper Collins Partition, especially at a time mental health
and its consequences have become a modern
Ria Parkar is Bollywood’s favorite ice princess — beautiful, scourge and yet remains the most misunderstood
poised, and scandal-proof — until one impulsive act threatens to science.
expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her Since Partition involved two countries and
cousin’s wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media their peoples, how much post-partition inquiry
storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized has happened in Pakistan?
celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies While the Pakistani state is seemingly blind-
come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram sided on this aspect, there has been some pro-
Jathar. Ria and Vikram spent childhood summers fessional interest on the Pakistani side, and this
together, a world away from Ria’s exclusive boarding book would have gained greater currency if the
school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly views of the “other side” could also be incorpo-
into love — until Ria made a shattering decision. rated in some way.
As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for There seems to already exist a cross-border
stardom and it’s taken him years to rebuild his life. organisation of mental health professionals in
But beneath his pent-up anger, their bond remains the shape of the Indo-Pak Punjab Psychiatric
unchanged. Society.

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