Historian Sam Dalrymple uncovers the profound connections Burma (now Myanmar) once shared with India’s political and cultural fabric, while highlighting how its separation has been largely overlooked by mainstream histories of independence
Historian Sam Dalrymple’s Shattered Lands examines the five Partitions of the British Indian empire, which once spanned from Aden in the west to Burma (now Myanmar) in the east.
In a conversation with TOI+, Sam identifies Burma’s separation from India in the 1930s as the first true Partition — an event far more consequential than a simple administrative boundary change.
In a conversation with TOI+, Sam identifies Burma’s separation from India in the 1930s as the first true Partition — an event far more consequential than a simple administrative boundary change.