Maya Chellaram Samtani's story

From Karachi to Singapore

Maya and her husband, Chellaram

Maya Chellaram Samtani (maiden name: Mohini Jethanand Balani) was born on 4th July 1936 in Karachi, Sindh, British India.

Following Partition, Maya and her family witnessed a lot of violence - events that Maya describes as 'scary', not just from her perspective as an 11-year-old but for the whole family. These incidents were the catalyst for her family to leave Pakistan.

Today, Maya resides in Singapore and this is her story.

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