Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. A Gaz for My Father and a Ghara for my Mother : The Heirlooms of Y.P. Viji
Chapter 2. Gift from a Maharaja: The Pearls of Azara Haq
Chapter 3. Utensils for Survival: The kitchenware of Balraj Bahri
Chapter 4. Stones from My Soil: The maang – Tikka of Bhag Malhotra
Chapter 5. The Dialet of Stitches and Secrets: The Bagh of Hansla Chowdhary
Chapter 6. Hereditary keepers of the Raj:The Enduring Memories of john Grigor Taylor
Chapter 7. The Light of a House That Stands No more : The Stone Plaque of Mian Faiz Rabbani
Chapter 8. The Inheritance of Ceremonial Servings: The Khas Daan of Narjis Khatun
Chapter 9. The Hockey Field I Left Behind: The photographs of Nazeer Adhami
Chapter 10. This Bird of Gold, My Land: The Hopeful Heart of Nazmuddin Khan
Chapter 11. The Book of Everlasting Things: The Collection of Prof. Partha Mitter
Chapter 12. Love in the Time of Nationalism: The Poems of Prabhot Kaur
Chapter 13. Memory of a Nationalist: The Pashmina Shawl of Preet Singh
Chapter 14. The Lexicon of my Land Is Devoid of Emotions: The Battle- hardened Memorabilia of Lt Gen S.N. Sharma
Chapter 15. A Heart of Mortgaged Silver: The Assorted Curios of Prof. Sat Pal Kohli
Chapter 16. Stateless Heirlooms: The Hamam- Dasta of Savitri Mirchandani
Chapter 17. From the Folds of Life: The Household Items of Sitara Faiyaz Ali
Chapter 18. The Musical Solace in My Mother’s Prayers:The Guru Granth Sahib of Sumitra Kapur
Chapter 19. A Conversation of Eroded Memory: The Identification Certificates of Sunil Chandra Sanyal
Chapter 20. Between This side and That: The Sword of Ajit Kaur Kapoor
Chapter 21. Passage to freedom: The Worldly Trunk of Uma Sondhi Ahamad
Epilogue
Notes
Acknowledgements