TOBA TEK SINGH - AN UNSUNG HERO
PRAVESH SURANA
20SJCCC343
Report
The creative way
of expression I have chosen is poster making and a covering letter with voice
recording. I feel this mode of creative expression is suitable as people often
feel bored in reading long textual content. Pictorial representation and voice
recording helps in better remembrance of facts than trying to acquire or recalling
things through reading books. Posters are usually eye catching.
In this creative
mode of expression, I have described Toba Tek Singh as a person fighting for
his land. Toba Tek Singh, the person who was ready to depart his life for his
country. In this modern world where people are equipped with electronic gadgets
having no time to look for some historical books and get to know about the
history, I felt that posters and voice recording of the letter is an
appropriate mode of creative expression for addressing Toba Tek Singh.
In order to
reimagine history a creative mode is important as I have mentioned earlier that
people are able to connect with it easily and remember things throughout their
lives. Reading a historical text does not convey a clear picture which a
creative expression like poster making, sketching, short film, etc. could do. The
movie Bharat included the element of partition. Through this movie people were
able to get a broader understanding about what partition was, the pain of being
separated from their family members and the struggles faced by the people etc. By
recreating the history of partition of India and Pakistan, the movie depicted
how a creative mode can help the public in gaining better knowledge. I believe
that to communicate ideas and views keeping in mind a larger group of audience
creative mode of expression is the best option.
The historical
context I have selected is about the partition and the confusion in the minds
of people during the time of partition. The people were confused regarding what
to do, should they run away to India or remain in Pakistan. The violence caused
during the time was the saddest thing. It became a war like condition the
Muslim started killing the Sikh, and Punjabi’s of Pakistan. The men of the
family were unaware as to how to protect their children and family. The
partition of India and Pakistan caused fear in the minds of Hindu and Sikh
people of Pakistan that they would have to leave Pakistan and go to India which
was totally a different place for them. We know that when we are born and
brought up at a certain place, we become attach to it. Our feelings, emotions,
childhood memories all become involved with it and when we are asked to leave
our motherland we do not want to go away at any cost. As it has been said that
“Marjaenge Mitjaenge lekin apni mati ka sath nahin chhodenge” that is we will
die but we will never leave the land we are part of. The migration, confusion and
violence were the main ideas which were depicted in the story of Toba Tek Singh.
If tragic
partition would have not taken place then things would have been totally
different. India and Pakistan would have been a one united country without any
riots regarding Jammu and Kashmir. The standard of living would increase and
the economic condition would be in a better position. People would have lived
happily with their family members and treating other religious community people
as their brother and sisters. There wouldn’t have been any sort of terrorism
and surgical strikes. Many of the Jawans in the army wouldn’t have to sacrifice
their lives for the safety of the country.
India would have been a wealthier and super power country.
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