Partition
An interactive project exploring stories from 1947
At midnight on August 14-15, 1947, Britain's erstwhile Indian empire split. It was a bloody division. The borders, only announced two days later, slashed through rivers, villages, fields and homes, displacing nearly 14 million people. The violence alone claimed more than a million lives. This project explores partition through the memories of people and places affected by it.
This project explores Partition through the memories of people and places affected by it and will entail 100 eyewitness accounts over the coming months.
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Experts on the importance of personal, apolitical memories
The Wrenching Separations of Partition
The Stuff of History
The Partition Archive’s stories encapsulate experiences that often escape official histories
The Legacy of Partition
Personal narratives - distinct from nationalist histories - can heal the wounds of partition
Why we gave up our careers to bring you stories of Partition
While there are nearly 1000 books today that touch upon Partition, there are still millions of pieces of undiscovered knowledge spread amongst the memories of witnesses.