Hansika Jethnani
artist & poet
"A Motherland I Could Have Known" zine cover — handwritten title on pale green paper, resting on red Goan earth and pebbles
Open spread on red earth — text and illustrations reflecting on ancestral memories, with red paint marks and a hand-drawn figure
Open spread on red earth — text about memories of grandmother and Sindh alongside orange and yellow watercolour abstract painting with small pink hearts

An essay exploring my longing for Sindh, my ancestral homeland in Pakistan: one of the few provinces not divided during the 1947 Partition, where Hindu Sindhis were rendered homeless through forced migration and the violence that followed.

A Motherland I Could Have Known

An essay exploring my longing for Sindh, my ancestral homeland in Pakistan: one of the few provinces not divided during the 1947 Partition, where Hindu Sindhis were rendered homeless through forced migration and the violence that followed. As I speak with different family members, the narrative is woven through reflections on memory, sensation, and thought; accompanied by digital illustrations and abstract art.​

MediumCreative writing & digital illustration
Size8.2 x 5.6 inches
Timeline2021-2022

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