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Numerous notable works written in the backdrop of India's Partition (1947) elaborately depict a sense of loss and constant longing among the migrants of the unfortunate event. There is a continuous yearning in them for their long lost homes or homelands they left behind in sheer helplessness. The paper discusses broadly the reasons behind such unsettling feelings and impact of the whole scenario on the identities of the migrants moreover contemplating the role of memory and trauma in shaping their post-partition personalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aadha Gaon1 published in 1966 is widely known as Rahi Masoom Reza's magnum-opus. Reza's absolutely intricate narration captures the essence of Indian society and how the social praxis changed post India's Partition in 1947. Reza unveils that communal harmony was an element of Indian society even when at the surface level certain political parties were advocating the formation of Pakistan. The society co-existed and though there were minor disagreements among people, there was resilience and acceptance for each other regardless of religious differences. This paper broadly studies the dynamics of the Indian society represented by Reza and also grapples with the idea of 'Home' proposed by him in his works. Is home just a physical entity or is there more to it? How does the collective feeling of the co-existing society add up to his idea of 'Home'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]