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The 1947 Partition Archive in the news
The 1947 Partition Archive has been featured in over 200 media articles and mentioned in many more. Here is a curated list of features.
July 18, 2020 | Firstpost -- Delhi
Online: The coronavirus pandemic gave 1947 Partition Archive an unlikely shot in the arm -- a series with speakers from both sides of the border
Print: The coronavirus pandemic gave 1947 Partition Archive an unlikely shot in the arm -- a series with speakers from both sides of the border
April 8, 2020 | The Hindu -- Bangalore
Online: Partition oral history project goes online due to COVID-19
Print: Partition oral history project goes online due to COVID-19
March 27, 2020 | The Print -- Delhi
Online: Oral history work goes remote as 1947 Partition Archive opts to 'work-from-home'
Print: Oral history work goes remote as 1947 Partition Archive opts to 'work-from-home'
January 25, 2020 | India Today -- Delhi
Online: 1947 Beyond the tracks
Print: 1947 Beyond the tracks
November 30, 2019 | The Hindu -- Delhi
Online: Hashtag, History: there'sa growing appetite for online archives from south asia
Print: Hashtag, History: there'sa growing appetite for online archives from south asia
November 29, 2019 | Wion News -- Delhi
Online: Delhi Metro station brings alive memories of Partition
Print: Hashtag, History: there's a growing appetite for online archives from south asia
Sept 14, 2019 | Anand Bazaar Patrika -- Kolkata
Print: The Stories of Kanakprovas in Delhi Metro station
Sep 14, 2019 | News Laundry -- Delhi
Online: Tales of separation
Print: Tales of separation
August 30, 2019 | Daily Pioneer -- Delhi
Online: Train of memories
Print: Train of memories
August 28, 2019 | Illinois Public Media -- Urbana, USA
Online: ENCORE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention; The Partition of British India; The Life of Albert R. Lee
Print: ENCORE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention; The Partition of British India; The Life of Albert R. Lee
August 28, 2019 | The Diplomat -- Washington, USA
Online: What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?
Print: What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?
August 26, 2019 | The Tribune -- Amritsar
Online: Sharing Partition narratives through archives
Print: Sharing Partition narratives through archives
August 25, 2019 | The Indian Express -- New Delhi
Online: Writing on wall of Mandi House Metro station: Partition stories
Print: Writing on wall of Mandi House Metro station: Partition stories
August 14, 2019 | Global Voices -- Amsterdam
Online: Oral historians and archivists fill in the record of the 1947 partition of India
Print: Oral historians and archivists fill in the record of the 1947 partition of India
August 14, 2019 | Outlook India -- New Delhi
Online: Voice of Partition: Recording history one ‘refugee’ at a time
Print: Voice of Partition: Recording history one ‘refugee’ at a time
DailyExcelsior -- Jammu(Syndicated)
Online: Voice of Partition: Recording history one refugee’ at a time
Print: Voice of Partition: Recording history one refugee’ at a time
June 13, 2019 | The Asian Age -- Mumbai
Online: We are touched by this gesture from Salman Khan: Witness of 1947 partition
Print: We are touched by this gesture from Salman Khan: Witness of 1947 partition
Deccan Chronicle -- Mumbai (Syndicated)
Online: We are touched by this gesture from Salman Khan: Witness of 1947 partition
Print: We are touched by this gesture from Salman Khan: Witness of 1947 partition
India Forums -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: 1947 partition witnesses get emotional after watching Bharat; Thank Salman for bringing their struggles on-screen
Print: 1947 partition witnesses get emotional after watching Bharat; Thank Salman for bringing their struggles on-screen
Santa Banta -- Chandigarh(Syndicated)
Online: We are touched by this gesture from Salman Khan', a witness of 1947 partition shares during the special screening of Bharat
Print: We are touched by this gesture from Salman Khan', a witness of 1947 partition shares during the special screening of Bharat
Amar Ujala -- Noida(Syndicated)
Online: 1947 बंटवारे' के गवाह बने इस परिवार ने देखी 'भारत', सलमान खान ने बुजुर्ग महिला की ऐसे की मदद
Print: 1947 बंटवारे' के गवाह बने इस परिवार ने देखी 'भारत', सलमान खान ने बुजुर्ग महिला की ऐसे की मदद
Punjab Kesari -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: 1947 बंटवारे' का दर्द झेल चुके परिवार ने देखी 'भारत', घुटनों पर बैठ भाईजान ने किया इस्तकबाल
Print: 1947 बंटवारे' का दर्द झेल चुके परिवार ने देखी 'भारत', घुटनों पर बैठ भाईजान ने किया इस्तकबाल
Live Hindustan -- Delhi(Syndicated)
Online: भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग में सलमान ने की बुजुर्ग महिला की मदद,उनकी दरियादिली देखकर हो जाएंगे फिदा
Print: भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग में सलमान ने की बुजुर्ग महिला की मदद,उनकी दरियादिली देखकर हो जाएंगे फिदा
ABP News -- Noida(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान ने रखी 'भारत' की खास स्क्रीनिंग, बंटवारा देख चुके लोगों संग बिताया वक्त
Print: सलमान ने रखी 'भारत' की खास स्क्रीनिंग, बंटवारा देख चुके लोगों संग बिताया वक्त
Aaj Tak -- Noida(Syndicated)
Online: बंटवारे का दर्द झेल चुके लोगों के लिए सलमान खान ने रखी भारत की स्क्रीनिंग
Print: बंटवारे का दर्द झेल चुके लोगों के लिए सलमान खान ने रखी भारत की स्क्रीनिंग
Zee News -- Noida(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान खान ने फिर जीता दिल, कुछ खास बुर्जुगों के लिए हुई भारत की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Print: सलमान खान ने फिर जीता दिल, कुछ खास बुर्जुगों के लिए हुई भारत की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Bollywood Hungama -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान खान और कैटरीना कैफ़ उन परिवारों से मिले जो 1947 विभाजन के गवाह बने
Print: सलमान खान और कैटरीना कैफ़ उन परिवारों से मिले जो 1947 विभाजन के गवाह बने
Bollywood Life -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: विभाजन का दर्द झेल चुके परिवारों के सम्मान में सलमान खान ने रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग, देखें तस्वीरें
Print: विभाजन का दर्द झेल चुके परिवारों के सम्मान में सलमान खान ने रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग, देखें तस्वीरें
PinkVilla -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान खान और कैटरीना कैफ का भारत के लिए जारी है प्रमोशन, 1947 के विभाजन का सामना करने वालों से की मुलाकात
Print: सलमान खान और कैटरीना कैफ का भारत के लिए जारी है प्रमोशन, 1947 के विभाजन का सामना करने वालों से की मुलाकात
Times Now News -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान खान ने की भारत- पाकिस्तान विभाजन में अलग हुए परिवारों से मुलाकात, रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Print: सलमान खान ने की भारत- पाकिस्तान विभाजन में अलग हुए परिवारों से मुलाकात, रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Times Now News -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान खान ने की भारत- पाकिस्तान विभाजन में अलग हुए परिवारों से मुलाकात, रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Print: सलमान खान ने की भारत- पाकिस्तान विभाजन में अलग हुए परिवारों से मुलाकात, रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
The Quint Hindi -- Noida(Syndicated)
Online: इन खास लोगों के लिए सलमान ने रखी ‘भारत’ की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Print: इन खास लोगों के लिए सलमान ने रखी ‘भारत’ की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Dainik Bhaskar -- Bhopal(Syndicated)
Online: बंटवारे का दर्द झेलने वालों ने देखी भारत
Print: बंटवारे का दर्द झेलने वालों ने देखी भारत
Navodya Times -- Jalandhar(Syndicated)
Online: 1947 के बंटवारे में मौजूद लोगों के लिए सलमान खान ने रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Print: 1947 के बंटवारे में मौजूद लोगों के लिए सलमान खान ने रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Divya Bhaskar -- Gujarat(Syndicated)
Online: સલમાન ખાને 1947ના ભાગલામાંથી પસાર થયેલ પરિવારો માટે ‘ભારત’ ફિલ્મનું સ્પેશિયલ સ્ક્રીનિંગ યોજ્યું
Print: સલમાન ખાને 1947ના ભાગલામાંથી પસાર થયેલ પરિવારો માટે ‘ભારત’ ફિલ્મનું સ્પેશિયલ સ્ક્રીનિંગ યોજ્યું
Loksatta -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: फाळणीची झळ बसलेल्या कुटुंबीयांसाठी ‘भारत’चे स्पेशल स्क्रिनिंग
Print: फाळणीची झळ बसलेल्या कुटुंबीयांसाठी ‘भारत’चे स्पेशल स्क्रिनिंग
Lokmat -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: भारत' स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग: विभाजन का दर्द झेल चुके परिवारों से सलमान खान और कैटरीना कैफ ने की मुलाकात
Print: भारत' स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग: विभाजन का दर्द झेल चुके परिवारों से सलमान खान और कैटरीना कैफ ने की मुलाकात
NDTV India -- New Delhi(Syndicated)
Online: बंटवारे का दर्द झेल चुके परिवारों को सलमान खान ने दिखाई 'भारत', दिल छू लेगा भाईजान का ये अंदाज
Print: बंटवारे का दर्द झेल चुके परिवारों को सलमान खान ने दिखाई 'भारत', दिल छू लेगा भाईजान का ये अंदाज
Daily Hunt -- Bengaluru(Syndicated)
Online: 1947 के बंटवारे में मौजूद लोगों के लिए सलमान खान ने रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Print: 1947 के बंटवारे में मौजूद लोगों के लिए सलमान खान ने रखी 'भारत' की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग
Mumbai Live -- Mumbai(Syndicated)
Online: सलमान खान ने 1947 पार्टीशन के गवाहों के लिए रखी ‘भारत’ की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग!
Print: सलमान खान ने 1947 पार्टीशन के गवाहों के लिए रखी ‘भारत’ की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग!
March 6, 2019 | Hindustan Times -- Delhi
Online: Separated during Partition, reunited after 7 decades
February 27, 2019 | The Tribune -- Amritsar
Online: Seminar dwells on Partition
Print: Seminar dwells on Partition
January 12, 2019 | The Hindu -- Chennai
Online: Recording Partition memories online
Print: Recording Partition memories online
November 19, 2018 | Pacific standard -- California
Online: SAVING THE LIBRARY BEFORE IT BURNS
Print: SAVING THE LIBRARY BEFORE IT BURNS
August 24, 2018 | The Friday Times -- Lahore
Online: Women who remember
Print: Women who remember
August 24, 2018 | The Economic Times -- New Delhi
Online: Inside Sundarbans: Wildlife and climate displacements haunt partition refugees
Print: Inside Sundarbans: Wildlife and climate displacements haunt partition refugees
August 17, 2018 | Indian Express -- Mumbai
Online: Life of a City An exhibition remembers Delhi before and after the Partition.
Print: Life of a City An exhibition remembers Delhi before and after the Partition.
August 15, 2018 | Rediff -- Mumbai
Online: Partition: What we must remember
Print: Partition: What we must remember
May 21, 2018 | NewsDeeply -- New York
Online: Oral Testimonies Help Partition Survivors Break Taboos and Heal Old Wounds
Print: Oral Testimonies Help Partition Survivors Break Taboos and Heal Old Wounds
September 27, 2017 | India West -- San Jose
Online: Seventy Years Later, Stories of the Terror of Partition Find a Home at Stanford
August 25, 2017 | The Pioneer -- Delhi
Online: Pain Unbound
August 25, 2017 | The Hindu -- Delhi
Online: Nine mark the Divide
August 25, 2017 | The 21st
Online: Telling Stories Of Partition, 70 Years Later
August 23, 2017 | The Indian Express -- Delhi
Online: The Untold Stories
August 20, 2017 | The Telegraph -- Kolkata
Online: ’It’s time younger people understood how our ancestors suffered’
August 19, 2017 | The Indian Express -- Delhi
Online: Voices of Partition: One UP Muslim and two Pakistan born Hindus recollect the horrors of 1947
August 18, 2017 | The Quint -- Delhi
Online: “Assam Still Remains Isolated,” Rues 80-Year-Old Freedom Fighter
August 16, 2017 | PRI
Online: It’s been 70 years since India’s Partition. There’s finally a museum devoted to it
August 16, 2017 | PRI
Online: It’s been 70 years since India’s Partition. There’s finally a museum devoted to it
August 16, 2017 | Huffington Post -- Delhi
Online: Partition Day, The Poignant Anniversary Lost in the 15 August Bustle
August 16, 2017 | WGBH
Online: It's been 70 years since India's Partition. There's finally a museum devoted to it.
August 15, 2017 | CNN News18 -- Delhi
Online: 1947: Memories of Partition
August 15, 2017 | National Herald -- Delhi
Online: How do you solve a Problem like Partition?
August 15, 2017 | The Telegraph -- Kolkata
Online: Seventy years after Independence , where does India stand with Britain now?
August 15, 2017 | Scoopwhoop
Online: 20 Heart-Wrenching Partition Stories To Make you Realize the price our Independence came at
August 15, 2017 | BBC Hindi -- Delhi
Online: बंटवारे की त्रासदी से जुड़ा आम आदमी का सामान’
August 15, 2017 | LiveMint -- Mumbai
Online: Partition through the eyes of women
August 14, 2017 | New Statesman -- Delhi
Online: Collecting memories of Partition: “this is our last chance to hear first-hand accounts”
August 14, 2017 | Catch News
Online: 70 years after Independence, this Archive keeps the memory of Partition alive
August 14, 2017 | Conde Nest Traveller -- Mumbai
Online: The People of Partition are now a click away
August 14, 2017 | Prospect
Online: ”Nothing hits you like a Survivor Account”: seizing the last chance to record memories of Partition
August 14, 2017 | CNN News18.com -- Delhi
Online: Ancient Sites Turned Into Refugee Camps as Millions Fled Partition
August 13, 2017 | NPR -- Washington, D.C.
Online: Giving Voice to Memories From 1947 Partition And The Birth of India and Pakistan
August 13, 2017 | The Economic Times
Online: How Partition’s grandchildren on both sides of the border are collecting memorabilia
August 13, 2017 | Sunday Guardian -- Delhi
Online: The violence during Partition never made sense
August 13, 2017 | PressReader
Online: The violence during Partition never made sense
August 13, 2017 | The New Indian Express
Online: Partition unravelled in shades of sepia
August 13, 2017 | The Japan Times -- Tokyo
Online: As millions fled Partition of India, ancient sites became refugee camps
August 12, 2017 | Digital Journal
Online: India-Pakistan: Voices of the Partition
August 12, 2017 | Digital Journal
Online: India-Pakistan:Voices of Partition
August 12, 2017 | LiveMint -- Delhi
Online: How techonology and social media help trace Partition memories
August 12, 2017 | The Wire -- Delhi
Online: Seeing Partition Through a Different Prism to Liberate Ourselves From Its Trauma
August 12, 2017 | Sunday Guardian -- Delhi
Online: Stories of loss and hope, told through impressions and memories of Partition
August 12, 2017 | Business Standard -- Delhi
Online: Partition at seventy: A family story
August 11, 2017 | Quartz India
Online: Listen to the stories of those who survived the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan
August 11, 2017 | SBS
Online: The untold stories of India’s Partition go public for the first time
August 9, 2017 | Homegrown
Online: Love in The Time of Partition - Stories of Human Compassion
August 9, 2017 | Homegrown
Online: The 1947 Partition Archive: Untold Stories of Loss and Seperation
August 8, 2017 | BBC -- London
Online: Collecting ‘difficult memories’ from the birth of two nations
August 7, 2017 | The Tribune
Online: Largest collection of Partition witness accounts set for release
August 7, 2017 | The Times of India -- Delhi
Online: Tales of India-Pakistan partition to go public
August 7, 2017 | Total News Express
Online: Largest Collection of Witness Accounts of Partition to Be Made Public
August 7, 2017 | Total News Express
Online: Largest Collection of Witness Accounts of Partition to Be Made Public
August 7, 2017 | The Wire
Online: Largest Collection of Witness Accounts of Partition to Be Made Public
August 7, 2017 | The Times of India
Online: Notes From The Great Divide: Witnesses of Partition unite to tell tales of pain and separation
August 6, 2017 | Business Standard
Online: Tales of India-Pakistan Partition to go Public
August 6, 2017 | Business Standard
Online: Tales of India-Pakistan Partition to go Public
August 6, 2017 | Financial Express
Online: Tales of India-Pakistan Partition to go Public
August 6, 2017 | Firstpost
Online: Over 30,000 digital documents, photographs on Partition of India to go public for first time
August 6, 2017 | Suryaa
Online: Tales of India-Pakistan partition to go public
August 6, 2017 | The Week
Online: Tales of India-Pakistan partition to go public
August 6, 2017 | Mumbai Mirror
Online: Revisiting Partition: 70 Years On, Mumbaikars Come Together To Reflect On The Past
August 3, 2017 | Yahoo News
Online: Watch: How an oral history project is preserving memories of the India-Pakistan partition
August 1, 2017 | Vogue
Online: Block your weekend for ‘Remembering Partition: Museum of Memories’
July 31, 2017 | Al-Jazeera
Online: Living through Partition
April 29, 2017 | New Indian Express
October 19, 2016 | California Humanities
October 17, 2016 | City Air News
October 16, 2016 | The Hindu -- Chennai
Online: The Train to India
October 16, 2016 | The Hindu -- Chennai
October 15, 2016 | Indian Express -- Delhi
October 15, 2016 | Rajdani Delhi
October 13, 2016 | Hunt News
October 3, 2016 | The Almanac -- Palo Alto, California
September 15, 2016 | Confessions of Successful Asian Women with Aliya
September 2016 | She Canada
September 14, 2016 | Silver Talkies
August 19, 2016 | The Times of India -- Mumbai
Portal: Hindustan Times
An interactive project exploring stories from 1947
Hindustan Times and Dawn.com collaborate with The 1947 Partition Archive in bringing you an educational and exploratory portal showcasing stories, maps and commentary related to Partition.
See it on HindustanTimes.com
August 15, 2016 | Minority Rights Group International
August 15, 2016 | Indiaspora
August 14, 2016 | The Times of India -- Mumbai
August 14, 2016 | The Tribune India -- Chandigarh
Online: Chronicling the Past
August 14, 2016 | DNA India
August 7, 2016 | Palo Alto Weekly -- Palo Alto, California
May 13, 2016 at 9:30pm IST | NDTV Prime
May 4, 2016 | NBC News - New York
April 26, 2016 | India Infoline - Mumbai
Online: History Talk, "Voices of Partition" hosted by 1947 Partition Archive Received Overwhelming Response
April 25, 2016 | Pocket News Alert
Online: History Talk, "Voices of Partition" hosted by 1947 Partition Archive Received Overwhelming Response
April 25, 2016 | Scroll.in
Online: Why Partition survivors in the US believe it's vital to keep talking about the trauma of 1947
March 23, 2016 | India West - Delhi
March 16, 2016 @ 12:00AM | Afzal Sahir Show - Mast FM 103
January 27, 2016 | Metro - San Jose
December 22, 2015 | Zubaan Books - Delhi
September 24, 2015 | Times of India - Delhi
September 18, 2015 | Live Mint - Delhi
Online: Taking Partition stories online
September 4, 2015 | Business Standard - Delhi
September 1, 2015 | The Hindu - Chennai
August 31, 2015 | Hindi Magazine
August 31, 2015 | NewsGram
August 31, 2015 | Gulf News - Doha, Qatar
August 31, 2015 | First Post
August 17, 2015 | The Hindu -- Chennai
August 16, 2015 | The Calcutta Telegraph -- Kolkata
August 16, 2015 | KQED News - San Francisco
August 15, 2015 | Youth Ki Awaaz
August 15, 2015 | The Times of India -- Mumbai
August 12, 2015 | Al Jazeera - Doha, Qatar
Online: Remembering the great divide
January 2015 | Transform: The Official Magazine of the American India Foundation William J. Clinton Fellowship
Article: Transform_2015_EV_ZA.pdf
Magazine: Transform_2015.pdf
November 25, 2014 | India West -- Berkeley
Online: '1947 Partition Archive' Picking Up Steam, Supporters
November 25, 2014 | The Deccan Herald -- Bangalore
Online: Stories beyond borders
November 2, 2014 | The Times of India -- Mumbai
Print: Capturing a past fading fast
September 9, 2014 | Taleport Magazine -- Online
Online: Preserving Memories of a Divided India
October 7, 2014 | Sarai -- CSDS, Delhi
Online: Writing, Reading, Digitising, Interviewing: Postmemorial Engagement with Histories of Partition
August 2014 | Urban Melange Magazine -- Chandigarh
Print: Partition by citizen historians
Online: Partition by citizen historians
August 18, 2014 | Huffington Post -- New York
Online: Recording History: The 1947 Partition Archive
August 15, 2014 | The Aerogram -- San Francisco
Online: Preserving the Memory of the Partition: The 1947 Partition Archive
August 15, 2014 | The Atlantic -- New York
Online: The Fading Memory of South Asia's Partition
August 14, 2014 | Hindustan Times -- New Delhi
Online: ‘We focus on stories, not politics’
Print: 'We focus on stories, not politics'
August 13, 2014 | SBS Radio -- New South Wales
Online: The 1947 Partition Archive - Lest we forget the human tragedy
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August 12, 2014 | The Wall Street Journal -- Delhi
Online: Oral History Project Races to Record Voices of Partition Survivors in India and Pakistan
August 6, 2014 | The Eastern Shore -- San Francisco
Online: Eastern Shore: An interview with Guneeta Singh Bhalla
August 2, 2014 | The Hindu -- Chennai
Online: Digitising Memories
July 19, 2014 | The Diplomat -- Tokyo
Online: The 1947 Partition Archive: Preserving the Past
June 30, 2014 | Youth Ki Awaaz -- Delhi
Online: The 1947 Partition Archive: Chronicling Untold Stories of the India Pakistan Partition
May 24, 2014 | The Indian Express -- Delhi
Online: Now an Archive that collects stories of Partition
Print: Such a Long Journey
March 15, 2014 | Darpan Magazine -- Vancouver, BC
Online: The Blood & Tears of Partition
Print: coming soon.
March 10, 2014 | The Gulf Today -- United Arab Emirates
Online: US group preserves memories of 1947 Partition
March 10, 2014 | The South Asian Times -- New York
Online: US group preserves fading memories of Partition
March 9, 2014 | Hindustan Times -- Chandigarh
Online: US group preserves fading Partition memories
Print: coming soon.
March 8, 2014 | Business Standard -- Delhi
Online: US group preserves fading Partition memories
Print: coming soon.
March 9, 2014 | The Hindu -- Chennai
Online: US Group preserves fading Partition memories
PDF: US group preserves fading Partition memories
March 8, 2014 | The New Indian Express -- Delhi
Online: US Group preserves fading Partition memories
Print: coming soon.
March 7, 2014 | India Abroad Magaznie -- USA
Online: Memories of a Splintered Past
Print: Memories of a Splintered Past
March 5, 2014 | India West -- USA
Online: Moving Stories make up 1947 Partition Archive
Print: Moving Stories make up 1947 Partition Archive
February 2, 2014 | Hindustan Times -- Delhi, India
Online: History in the Making
Print: History in the Making
January 29, 2014 | International Business Times -- New York, NY, USA
Online: How to save memories of the traumatic birth of India and Pakistan before time runs out
January 23, 2014 | India West -- San Jose, CA, USA
Online: '1947 Partition Archive' starts online crowdfunding
January 17, 2014 | The Daily Californian -- Berkeley, CA, USA
Online: Partition archive aims to collect thousands of stories in new year
Print: coming soon
January 13, 2014 | Today at Berkeley Lab -- Berkeley, CA, USA
Online: SkyDeck - Taking Berkeley Entrepreneurship to a New Level
Print: coming soon
October 29, 2013 | Day and Night News -- Chandigarh, India
Online: Interview with The 1947 Partition Archive's Founder
October 27, 2013 | The Times of India -- Delhi, India
Online Version 1: Archiving Memories of a Shared, Partitioned Past
Online Version 2: Partition stories, in first person
Print: Partition stories, in first person
e-Print: Partition stories, in first person
October 27, 2013 | The Week -- Delhi, India
Online: Young and Yore
Print: Young and Yore
October 21, 2013 | The Hindustan Times -- Chandigarh, India
Online: A file in time...
Print: A file in time...
September 8, 2013 | The Hindustan Times -- Delhi, India
Online: Witnesses of Partition
Print: Witnesses of Partition
September 7, 2013 | Business Standard -- Delhi, India
Online: Stories of Partition, in the words of the survivors
Print: Stories of Partition, in the words of the survivors
August 22, 2013 | The Independent Florida Alligator -- Gainesville, FL
Alumna collecting survivor stories for archive of India's independence from British rule
August 20, 2013 | The Deccan Herald -- Karnataka, India
Creating oral history of a divided country
(Syndicated from The New York Times)
August 18, 2013 | The Daily Californian -- Berkeley, CA
Archive seeks to document stories of tragedy from 1947 Partition
August 17, 2013 | The Kashmir Times -- Srinagar, Kashmir
Potent Memories from a Divided India
(Syndicated from The New York Times)
August 15, 2013 | The International Herald Tribune
Rescuing tales of a divided India
(Syndicated from The New York Times)
August 15, 2013 | KPFA 94.1FM (KPFA.org) -- Berkeley, CA
Interview on the Apex Express show with Tara Dorabji, starting at 27:00 Listen online. Listen using media player
August 14, 2013 | Economic Times -- Delhi, India
What happened in August 1947? California is collecting memories of India's Partition.
(Syndicated from The New York Times)
August 14, 2013 | The Times of India -- Delhi, India
Potent Memories From a Divided India
(Syndicated from The New York Times)
August 14, 2013 | NDTV -- Delhi, India
Potent Memories From a Divided India
(Syndicated from The New York Times)
August 14, 2013 | The New York Times -- New York, NY
Potent Memories From a Divided India
July 19, 2013 | India West -- Global
Sevathon 2013 Largest Ever, Raises $150K-plus for 105 Groups
May 2013 | Innovation -- UC Berkeley, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship Newsletter
UC Berkeley Skydeck Team Rethinks Historical Documentation
May 13, 2013 | Diya TV -- San Francisco, CA
Diya TV Covers The 1947 Partition Archive's Art for Partition
April 15, 2013 | India Currents
(Reprint from Khabar article, May 2012) Online: Harnessing the Power of Stories.
April 8, 2013 | The Daily Californian -- Berkeley, CA
Online: 'Art for Partition' benefit event at Berkeley Skydeck.
March 28, 2013 | KPFA - 94.1FM (KPFA.org) -- Berkeley, CA.
Apex Express contributor Tara Dorabji interviews author Bapsi Sidhwa and Archive staff Maya Smith, who spearheaded Art for Partition, The 1947 Partition Archive's first public education event on Partition. Dr. Bapsi Sidhwa is guest speaker at the event.
March 25, 2013 | The New Indian Express, Sunday Magazine -- India
Online: Memoirs of a broken past Print: Memoirs of a broken past
May 2012 | Khabar -- UC Berkeley Center for South Asia Studies newsletter
Spring 2012 Issue. Print: Harnessing the Power of Stories: Uncovering the People's History of Partition.
May 11, 2012 | Indian Express -- West Coast Newsline
Print: Heritage Day: Uncovering Mysteries of the Ancient Indus Valley
May 4, 2012 | India West -- San Leandro, CA
Online: South Asian Groups Team Up for Indus Heritage Day
April 27, 2012 | San Jose Mercury News -- San Jose, CA
Online: First Annual Indus Heritage Day Comes to Milpitas
April 26, 2012 | KPFA - 94.1FM (KPFA.org) -- Berkeley, CA.
Apex Express contributor Tara Dorabji interviews volunteer Ranjanpreet Nagra who has traveled through India, Canada and the United States collecting oral histories from Partition survivors. Click to listen to Ranjanpreet's interview.Interview begins at 20:30.
April 18, 2012 | Radio Zindagi - 1550AM -- Fremont, CA.
An interview with Volunteer Iram Nawaz is featured on the Community Hour show hosted by Sheetal Ori. Iram speaks about The 1947 Partition Archive and the upcoming Indus Heritage Day event to be held at the India Community Center in Milpitas. Indus Heritage Day was co-organized by The 1947 Partition Archive, The India Community Center and the Pakistani American Culture Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Interview link coming soon!
December 6, 2011 | The Langar Hall
Online: Remembering Partition one story at a time
August 15, 2011 | Cupertino Patch -- Palo Alto, CA, USA
Online: Partition survivors and volunteers preserve traumatic past
August 15, 2011 | Los Altos Patch -- Los Altos, CA
Online: Survivors of British India Partition Record Traumatic Oral Histories.
August 15, 2011 | Palo Alto Patch -- Palo Alto, CA
Online: Survivors of 1947 British India Partition record traumatic oral histories.
August 15, 2011 | Berkeley Patch -- Berkeley, CA
Online: The 1947 Partition Archive preserves traumatic past.
August 15, 2011 | KPFA - 94.1FM (KPFA.org) -- Berkeley, CA
Morning mix with Tara Dorabji. Thirty minute feature on Partition by AM Host Tara Dorabji. Tara interviews The 1947 Partition Archive founder, Partition migrants Mr. Muzaffer Haider and Mr. Baljit Chopra, ending the segment with commentary from Prof. Junaid Ahmad from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Prof. Priya Satia from Stanford, and Prof. Angana Chatterji from California Institute of Integral Studies. Listenhere. The interview begins at roughly 7 min, 27 secs.
August 13, 2011 | Oakland Tribune -- Oakland, CA | Fremont Argus -- Fremont, CA
The following article appeared in both The Oakland Tribune and The Fremont Argus in print form. The article is archived online at insidebayarea.com. Online: Partition violence still haunts South Asians Print: Partition violence still haunts South Asians (alternate)
August 12, 2011 | Bay Area Desi -- The Silicon Valley Indian Hub
Spotlight on The 1947 Partition Archive on BayAreaDesi.com.
July 13, 2011 | Radio de Hotties 96.1 FM -- San Francisco, CA
Guest appearance on Wednesday evening radio show produced by Mahima Creations. www.mahimacreations.com
July 10, 2011 | KLOK 1170 AM -- San Francisco, CA
Guest appearance on Sunday morning radio show produced by Pravasvani. www.pravasvani.com
April 27, 2011 | The Daily Californian -- Berkeley, CA
Online: Archive Documents Oral Stories from Survivors of India’s Partition