Partition of India

Editor's note: This is a listing of personal stories and articles related to the partition of India, 1947.

On this website

Indira Kumar Born in Lahore in 1929, she remembers life in pre-Independence Lahore, and how it changed before partition.   My Memories of Lahore and the Partition

Bimla Goulatia Remembers the family's move from Meghiana to India.  A Child's Horrifying Memories of India's Partition

Pran Bhatla Bimla Goulatia's older brother's account of the family's move.  From Meghiana to Hoshiarpur, 1947

Veena Sharma Memories of a seven year old girl.  From Balloki to Shimla - August 1947

R P Bhatla

A young boy's memories of life in a Punjab village A Prosperous and Peaceful Village Life - Pre-Partition

His account of the move.  From Kot Khan Pakistan to India 1947

The problems faced in resettlement.  Our Struggle to Recover from India's Partition

His account of how the family recovered. Prosperity Returns - Partition Problems Overcome

Kamalaben Patel The story is about one of the most painful aspects - recovery and repatriation of women left behind  (in Gujarati).  Women in the Partition

S K Sinha A general remembers . 1947: Partition in the Army

Anand Sarup

A young man remembers how the family that wanted to stay behind was forced to leave. Forced to leave Okara, Pakistan (Part 1)

His account of the journey.  From Okara to Ludhiana (Part 2)

His account of the family's recovery.  Rehabilitation in Ludhiana (Part 3)

Surjit Mansingh. Memories of ten-year old girl whose family lived in India and did not relocate. My Experience Of India's Partition

R C Mody

Description of what happened. Acceptance of India's Partition by Indian leaders - June 2 1947

Description of what happened. Acceptance of India's Partition by Indian leaders - June 3 1947

External links

Subhadra Butalia Audio Slideshow: A memory of partition  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/629/629/6945591.stm

Various people Partition memories http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6939997.stm

Mohinder Paul Singh Bedi Remembering partition  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbRTuzj50w4

Dr Gautam Sachdev Remembering partition http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2154132,00.html

Inder Kumar Gujral and others Remembering partition  http://www.andrewwhitehead.net/partition-voices.html

If you know of any other free-to-use web-based external links that feature personal memories or accounts of the Partition, please send them to the editor at indiaofthepast@gmail.com

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