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    Explore eyewitness accounts from those who lived during the partition
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    Experts on the importance of personal, apolitical memories
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  • Reporting

    These maps show how the Delhi of today was born in the wake of India’s hellish Partition
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  • Photography

    A photo essay of the months leading up to and after August, 1947
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    Comment

    Experts on the importance of personal, apolitical memories

    October 7, 2016

    The Wrenching Separations of Partition

    Dr. Bapsi Sidhwa
    August 13, 2016

    The Stuff of History

    Urvashi Butalia
    The Partition Archive’s stories encapsulate experiences that often escape official histories
    August 13, 2016

    The Legacy of Partition

    Ayesha Jalal
    Personal narratives - distinct from nationalist histories - can heal the wounds of partition
    August 13, 2016

    Why we gave up our careers to bring you stories of Partition

    Guneeta Singh Bhalla
    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.