Analyzing the Theme of Forced Migration in Amit Majmudar’s Partitions through the Lens of Everett Lee’s Pull-Push Theory

Abstract

Partitions, the novel written by Amit Majmudar, provides a vivid insight into the complex forces behind forced migration that are based on Everett Lee’s Pull-Push Theory. The novel revolves around two main characters – Keshav and Shankar whose lives are destroyed due to India’s partition in 1947. Our qualitative case study investigates numerous “pull” and “push” factors in order to understand what triggers this process of migration. The current study aims to explore by employing textual analysis and utilizing theoretical frameworks to dissect how socio-political, economic, and cultural forces define decisions made by the characters we meet throughout the story. The results illustrate the complexity of migration stories and emphasize the importance of placing individual biographies within a larger context. This effort helps in understanding deeper levels of forced migration studies and how they can influence historical perspectives and contemporary global issues, as described in this research.