Oral Histories

Oral Histories of Partition

Was the Partition a good or bad idea? 

How did Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs treat each other?

Oral History Reading: #________

Title: ___________________________________________

Does your narrator…

• Think Partition was inevitable? Describe what they say. 

• Describe relationships with other religious communities? Give examples.

• Give reasons for the Partition of India? If so, what are they?

• Think that Partition changed relationships between Hindus/ Muslims/ Sikhs?

• Feel nostalgic for people and/or things that they left behind?

• Talk about how life has changed after Partition?

• Describe experiencing violence? How do they talk about it?

Write a response to the following on a separate sheet of paper:

What does your narrator think about Partition?

(Identify three reasons why you came to this decision. Use three pieces of evidence from the narrative you were assigned to support your conclusion.)