Like the millions it affected, for Indira Varma too, the Partition was a scar that would remain, even as the wound healed with the passing of time.
Like the millions it affected, for Indira Varma too, the Partition was a scar that would remain, even as the wound healed with the passing of time.
Indira Varma was six years old when she first heard of the impending partition of India.Soon, it would sweep her and her family up in its wake. They would leave behind in Peshawara fabulous house and vast lands, their horses and cars, in fact, an entire way of life. A family that had gifted the Peshawar Clock Tower to Queen Victoria would go on to live a life of poverty as homeless refugees in India.
Indira Varma (b. 10 October 1940) retired from active 9-to-5 jobs in 1986. After having worked with Citibank, Thomas Cook and a stint as Honorary Director, Travel, Festivals of India, she became an entrepreneur.
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