I see in book, the emergence of "Postcolonial Feminism" which emerged as a reaction to the early proponents of Postcolonial theory. It not only criticizes colonial powers , but also criticizes the hegemonic power established by indigenous men after the Empire.
Bapsi Sidhwa represented partition in Cracking India via the portrayal of the tragedy of the Aya- the brutal sexual assaults that were carried on in the name of creating two independent countries.