The wind blew so that the crops could caress her, the moon made the waves move in order for the ocean to touch her feat, the sun made the earth pivot just to have a glimpse of her. Only if others knew that it was all for her and not them, they would stop taking it for granted.
But, as they say, men will be men; for their ego and pride split her body into two parts, like she was some kind of meat that they could feed on.
The poem above narrates the partition of India into two pieces- India and Pakistan due to the conflict between two men running for the position of Prime Minister of the country. 

The Partition of India was the allocation of India into two parts by the British in 1947. The allocation created two independent dominions, India and Pakistan. The Dominion of India is called the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan is called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The partition took place in two provinces- Bengal and Punjab, which was based on the majority of the religion – Hindu or Muslim. As many celebrated independence, over 14 million people strived to cross hastily drawn borders to take refugee, in what became the largest migration in history. Hindus and Sikhs fled to India, and Muslims to Pakistan. Millions were displaced during the migration, families were left behind, people died, children were misplaced during the process.

My family is one amongst the millions, that migrated from Pakistan to India. They had to leave everything behind, their home, friends, jewelry, and clothes. I have grown up listening to these stories. I would like to weave my family’s journey from a small city, Bannu (North West Frontier Province) in Pakistan to Uttar Pradesh, India.

Weaving for me is story telling, how I am connected to my ancestors, and how the events that took place in their lives shaped who I am today. Partition is a woven piece that tells the story of the Partition of India. The hues and colors used depict crops, sun and moon, and the stripes depict parting.

I used mercerized cotton, and zari (a type of gold and silver thread used decoratively on Indian clothing) as materials to weave the piece.