Pakistan, Nov. 2 -- During the 1947 Partition, violence against women was not merely a reflective consequence of communal chaos across borders but a transformation of their body and soul into a microcosm of contested territory. This is a tribute to women whose honor carried meaning far beyond their physical autonomy during the conflict; it was their sanctity that dignified their nation. Women were viewed as a multifaceted symbol of a nation - representing its honor and capacity to bear fruit. To violate a woman was therefore to violate the community to which she belonged. To showcase might and power across borders during the partition, rape, abduction, mutilation, stripping branding, tattooing, and forced marriage were used widely to viol...