Aftermath of 1984 Anti-Sikh Violence - A Transgenerational Trauma-Informed Perspective

This book explores the inheritance of trauma, distress, and healing from one generation of survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence to the next. It looks at this dyadic relationship and the post-violence context that is marked by their experience of injustice.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Loss and Ensuing Injustice: Contours of 1984 Anti-Sikh Violence
2 Trauma and its Trans-generational Transfer: Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives
3 Ethnographic Explorations from the Field
4 Fending for the Family: Stepping out as "Widows" in the Patriarchal World
5 Dyad Grappling with Problems of Drug Addiction: The Bi-Directional Demoralization
6 Dyad that Echoed the Voice of Strength
7 Trans-generational Trauma and Healing in the post-Violence Settings; Lessons from 1984 Anti-Sikh Violence
Notes
References
Index

About the author

Anuja Khanna holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Indian Institute of Psychology (IIT) Kanpur, India. She has completed her bachelor's and master's also in Psychology from University of Delhi, India. Her interest lies in the area of disaster mental health, particularly in the domain of suffering and healing.

Product details

• Authors: Anuja Khanna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032396552
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239655-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Critical and Qualitative Approaches to Mental Health Experiences among Vulnerable Groups
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