Creative Writing and Mental Health of Partition Writers: Healing the Effects of Partition in India (Critical and Qualitative Approaches to Mental Health Experiences among Vulnerable Groups)

This book explores the life and works of two eminent writers of India - Bhishm Sahni and Joginder Paul, both of whom had to move to India following partition and wrote significant creative works on the theme of partition.Through the life story analysis of the writers’ life and works using constructivist grounded theory method, this book attempts a social constructionist understanding of the trauma of partition in the life of the writers. Based on the findings about creative writers’ experiences of suffering and healing, the book also contributes to theoretical and mental health rehabilitation-related concerns for creative persons as well as common human being who have survived historical trauma such as partition of India.It highlights the ways in which the drastically changed socio-political context, economic hardships, family roles and relationships besides personal and relational conflicts shaped their experiences of suffering.Another unique contribution of this study is the insights