partition

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

Buddhist refugees from Chittagong and Namdharis from Punjab have helped make Delhi diverse, but few know about them

August 15, 2023

Old battle stations

The Delhi Junction, now known as the Old Delhi Railway Station, and the Lodhi Colony Station witnessed huge influx of…

June 25, 2023

DU to set up centre for Independence and Partition studies

Among the suggested research priorities mentioned in the note are the role of Cyril Radcliffe, who was relatively unfamiliar with…

May 24, 2023

Partition refugees remember how they sought shelter in Delhi’s historic tombs

The 75th anniversary of Indian independence was celebrated with magnificence. The whole of Delhi was tri-coloured, from roofs of the…

August 30, 2022

Bengal’s history in artistic frames

The show aims to trace the trajectory of Bengal Art from its complex historical context to its present-day manifestations through…

August 27, 2022

Karwaan Baithak: An online series in the memory of 75 years of India-Pakistan partition

As India commemorates the 75th year of Independence, Karwaan - The Heritage Exploration Initiative, and Sadaf Hussain – an author,…

June 24, 2022