Pepe Hart (53) was just six months old when she moved from Karachi to England. Growing up in the UK, Hart says, she was denied almost any knowledge of the history of the British empire and Partition that she believes are essential elements of her identity. “Perhaps it was too traumatic a period for our grandparents and parents and they almost completely avoided talking about it,” she says. The school history curriculum in the UK only made things worse for South Asian immigrants like her as it teaches practically nothing about the Empire. About 18 months back, Hart was approached...