Thread by @Natsecjeff

A whole new young generation of Pakistanis and Indians who are ignorant about the bloody history of partition will be learning about that when watching #MsMarvel

But I will recommend not to stop there as it's a bad idea to learn history only from TV. Please read some books too

This reminds me that I never got to ask my ancestors why they migrated from India to Pakistan. Now both my grandparents are long dead. And we don't talk about that part of our history in my more immediate family.

I myself have never been quite able to reach a conclusion (after breaking free of the BS we were taught in Pakistani textbooks as kids) on whether the partition was good or bad. Because that's a matter of perspective. It was good for many, but very bad for many others.

There are so many stories attached to the partition and I think none of them can be discounted for the sake of another. But one thing I strongly believe: the idea of Pakistan that was imagined by Jinnah initially was lost very early on at some point. The rest is history.