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Resources

• The Partition Museum - Oral Histories
  Several first hand accounts of events related to Partition. Contains voices from all sides of the conflict: India, Pakistan (East and West), Hindu, and Muslim.

• The Partition Museum - Archival Material
  An assortment of images, ads, newspapers, and film. There are 13 items... focus your attention on those with dates after 1947.

• Faith, Fury, and Fear
  This CNN article provides a good overview of events that lead up to Partition, plus some of the consequences that followed. The interesting format combines writing with some video and an interactive timeline.

• After Partition
  This BBC article examines to economic, social, and military (political) consequences of Partition. Some excellent graphics to go along with the writing.

• A New Way of Seeing Indian Independence
  Some of the most powerful images that we have of Partition comes from photographer Margaret Bourke-White. She was an American photo-journalist who worked for LIFE magazine and visited the migration routes of refugees fleeing India and East/West Pakistan. This article from LIFE magazine discusses some newly found photos of her time in India. Be sure to not only read the article, but also view the 22 images in the slideshow at the top of the page.

• Interactive Timeline
  This timeline by the BBC does a great job of explaining the main events and issues that happened as a result of Partition. The video clips are connected by some limited use of text… really informative and engaging.

• Separated and Reunited
  Looking for some good news about Partition? While the separation of families was certainly a tragedy, some of those families have been reunited