A Life Shaped by Partition: The Early Years and Artistic Awakening Nalini Malani’s artistic journey is inextricably linked to the tumultuous birth of India and Pakistan in 1947. Born in Karachi, a city that would soon become part of a newly formed nation, her earliest memories are shadowed by the trauma of Partition – the mass displacement, violence, and communal strife that irrevocably altered the lives of millions. This experience wasn’t merely a historical backdrop to her childhood; it was a foundational wound that deeply informed her artistic vision. Her family's subsequent migration to…