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A collection of online content describing eye-witness accounts with anecdotes.

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A collection of videos documenting the heart wrenching stories of Partition.

Geography & Demographics

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Understanding the geography and the demographics of the United Punjab Province.

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A collection of photographs depicting the mass migration.

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  • Ramanjit Singh
    Mar 28
    Refugees on the move
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    Link to video: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/1-000-000-indians-on-the-move/query/punjab This video was taken around August, the start of monsoon season. Shows Sikhs and Muslim refugees.
  • Ramanjit Singh
    Mar 28
    Amritsar, 2 weeks after Independence
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    Click here to go to video: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2OYLD7WZQ860JJQTQZ587307S-AMRITSAR-SUFFERS-RIOTS-BETWEEN-MUSLIMS-AND-SIKHS/query/punjab Water puddles indicate that the month of August saw one of the heaviest rainfalls in Punjab in recent history. This is also corroborated by eye witness accounts and books written on Partition.
  • Ramanjit Singh
    Mar 28
    Movement of Refugees in September, October and November 1947
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    Reference link; https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/the-road-to-partition/movement-refugees/

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