ABSTRACT
This chapter follows the life story of Kalila and Sofia, a mother and a daughter, who are both secondarily earthquake-displaced residents of Haṅgāmī Āvās. Their lives in Bhuj centre around negotiation of their Muslim womanhood and motherhood within a diverse caste and religious neighbourhood. Kalila's and Sofia's life history unfold via six scenes touching upon the violence that disrupted their lives in UP to arrive accidentally in Bhuj and describing the uncertainty of their living arrangements over the three decades. The chapter suggests that emerging feminist peace is formed through resilience that resides in social ontology of “we” and becoming visible – transforming from the moon of the second day, in the words of Kalila. By accounting for not having anyone to support them initially, Kalila and Sofia describe in this chapter how the temporary shelter neighbourhood provided the canvas on which they were drawing networks of care and support and mutual cooperation – emerging ontology for feminist peace – in the midst of communal violence taking place across the Gujarat state.
