Memorialize Partition of India Riots that target Muslims in Interactive Art Exhibit in Chicago

If you want to experience the best in interactive contemporary art in Chicago, you don’t want to miss this display from Pritika Chowdhry.
It memorializes the cyclically occuring communal riots in India through an anti-memorial that creates a timeline of the riots since the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.
Pritika Chowdhry is a forward-thinking artist who provokes deep thought and contemplation through her work.
Don’t miss your chance to take part in a deeply moving, interactive display at the South Asia Institute of Chicago!
The display uses dharapatras, which are copper pots with a spouted bottom that traditionally drip water or milk onto Hindu deities.
They are combined in this work with havankunds, which are copper containers that are used to light the holy fire in Hindu temples.
In the display, each havankund contains partially burnt book pages and newspapers in Urdu, a language spoken by Muslims in India and Pakistan.
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