Bound by shared history and divided by the bitter memories of partition, India and Pakistan remain deadlocked in distrust. Only full knowledge can perhaps bring closure, says Gargi Gupta as she reads two books on partition that try to set the record .

Book: The Footprints of Partition: Narratives of Four Generations of Pakistanis and Indians.

Author: Anam Zakaria

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages: 248 Rs: 350

Book: Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition

Author: Nisid Hajari

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 328 Rs: 599

    Sixty-eight years since they broke apart to form two independent nations, India and Pakistan are yet to make their peace and learn to live together. That’s actually an understatement for such is the extent of the bad blood that many experts feel the subcontinent is the most likely place in the world to see a nuclear war.....