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February 1940: Exile, Odyssey, Redemption
2015 Vol. 7 No. 1 — Spring / Commentary / Features

February 1940: Exile, Odyssey, Redemption

by × on February 24, 2015 at 4:20 pm ×

When the Soviets deported Polish citizens from their zone of occupied Poland, the Poles began a journey that would cover several continents and oceans. Among the most amazing is the saga of the children’s odyssey.

A Polish child in the arms of an Indian woman.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 2 — Summer / Books

Second Homeland: Polish Refugees in India

by × on June 25, 2013 at 11:50 am ×

Anuradaha Bhattacharjee turned a rejected newspaper story into a PhD thesis and a book. And what a story: orphaned children, a loving maharaja, an inspiring Gandhi, and the kindness of strangers.