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Forgotten Narratives: How Lost Heer Project Is Highlighting Women’s Stories From Colonial Punjab

The Lost Heer Project is an Instagram collective that aims to understand Punjab's colonial history through the eyes of its women

The Lost Heer Project was founded by Toronto's Harleen Singh Photo: Lost Heer Project
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India’s colonisation by the British changed the face of the subcontinent in various ways, much of which still lies within the realm of debates and discussions to assess its deep-rooted impact. Our generation is learning, and often unlearning, the stories we were told. However, there was a common thread between most of 💦them—the history of colonial India and its partition was dominated by narratives of men.