The 1947 Partition Archive

We are a crowdsourced community-based archive that trains and empowers you to document, preserve and share oral histories of Partition witnesses in your community.  Explore the map above for stories you have helped preserved. 

We are you. 

We are citizens from all walks of life dedicated to documenting the people's history of the 1947 Partition since 2010. The year 1947 marked the end of British Raj in South Asia and the formation of modern India, Pakistan and (since 1971) Bangladesh, via the Partition of Punjab and Bengal, a globally disruptive event that created one of the largest mass refugee crises of the last century.
 

Together we have ensured this history won't be forgotten by recording over 10,200 witness oral histories from 14 countries in over 36 languages and dialects, including digital copies of antiquated photographs, documents and images of personal objects of historical value, gathered from personal collections. 

Learn more by visiting the Mission & Activities page.  Join the effort by volunteering to document oral histories in your community as a citizen historian or learn while giving back as an intern.  Explore the history of Partition through our Sunday Stories Podcast, explore the library of books available on Partition, or explore our events & exhibits.

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