Partition Stories
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A Gate that Rekindles Hemandas Memory
The Ceremonial Gate and the Day We Started Forgetting Hemandas Wadhwani On 14 August 1947, the Citizens’ Celebrations Committee had…
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‘Sunrise Over Valivade’: A historical record and an intimate family account
Susheel Gajwani’s memoir, the first record of a refugee camp near Kolhapur, captures the resilience, struggles, and identity of Sindhi…
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Personal Price of Politics: Sindhis
Every family affected by the partition of India, to create the nation of Pakistan, in 1947, has grandparents with stories…
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Dr. Hemandas Wadhwani: Before Partition, After Partition
Dr. Hemandas, from an Amil family of Sindh, was Sindh’s Minister of Medical & Public Health, Veterinary, and Civil Defence…
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Memories of Life in Sindh and the Migration to India
Memoirs of a family that lived in the Ramchandani Ghitti (street) of Bhurgri in Khairpur district until 1942, and then…
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A Karachi-born woman who witnessed partition, spent 7 days under a tree
Rajni Bector was born in 1940 in Karachi Sindh. Her early years were spent in Lahore, but her life took…
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The Satha-ghari Kirpalani family of Hyderabad Sindh
The grand mansion of the Satha-ghari Kirpalani family continues to stand across the congested road running in front of the…
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A fulfilling life – Hira Thakur Bhojwani 3 Jan 1923 – 26 Dec 2023
Yesterday, 3 Jan 2024, would have been Hira’s 101st birthday – but she passed away just a few days before.…
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Indur Manghanmal Malkani’s story – From Sukkur to India
Indur says his family was well-off. His father, in partnership with his two brothers, were in the jewelry business Partition…
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Jasoti Dadlani’s story – From Hyderabad to India
‘When we left, we were not allowed to take any of our possessions – cash, jewelry, etc.’ Partition Stories from…
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