The 1947 Partition Archive

Join us in #ChasingMemories for The 10,000 Stories Challenge

This is the #ChasingMemories GLOBAL page. 

Click to visit the #ChasingMemories INDIA page.

GOAL: Record 10,000 stories 

STATUS: 8000 stories funded

THIS CAMPAIGN: 228 of next 2,000 stories funded.

(105 of 228 funded via this GLOBAL campaign; 123 of 228 funded offline or via the INDIA campaign) 

About the Chasing Memories Campaign:  What will you do today to honor your ancestors memories?

Kamaldeep, a long time Citizen Historian volunteer, decided to run 200 km, the distance his grandmother walked by foot during the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan to help raise awareness and funds for documenting stories, like hers.  Many others have joined him (scroll down to learn more).

THE URGENCY

Given that Partition happened 70 years ago, there's hardly any time left today to document these memories.  Those who were young adults at that time are in their 90's today, and those who were mature adults are well over 100.  

HOW YOU CAN PLAY YOUR ROLE IN PRESERVING THIS HISTORY:  

1) Start YOUR OWN CAMPAIGN. Click on the "Fundraise" button above. We're also teaching a free weekly online class on this. Click here to sign up!

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2) Make YOUR DONATION by using the green DONATE button below

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3) Becoming a matching donor to increase your impact on this campaign.

(Please note, for donations from India, please follow this link. For all other countries use the donate button on this page)

READ MORE ABOUT US: 

CAMPAIGN SPONSORS (thank you!): 

• ATE Chandra Foundation
• Anonymous Donor
• Nita Bulani
  
• Ambidextr Studios
  

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OUR IMPACT

The 1947 Partition Archive's oral history program launched at a time in 2010 when the memory of Partition was nearly lost and hardly a topic of mention in mainstream popular culture.  Despite the vast impacts of Partition which directly impacted nearly 14% of the world's population at the time (all of South Asia), it was largely not mentioned in textbooks and not present in school curriculums.  Over the last decade, the posting of thousands of oral histories from The 1947 Partition Archive via social media that were shared nearly a billion times by users; combined with other channels such as public exhibitions, television and art, the topic of Partition has entered the public consciousness in a big way.  It is frequently referenced in popular culture as well as politics, and has become the central focus of several new projects including museums, films, books and more.  Much more work is needed before we truly understand this history and hence come face to face with how we got to where we are today, in politics, culture and economics.  You can support this self discovery in-part by participating in this campaign.  Understanding Partition also entails addressing the root causes of communal conflicts in South Asia today.  Such self-reflection is required to move beyond a state of ongoing communalism and a fundamental requirement for economic advancement and social development in any community, including South Asia.

OUR MISSION:

The 1947 Partition Archive is a citizen-powered non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving and sharing eye witness accounts from all ethnic, religious and economic communities affected by the Partition of British India in 1947.

We provide a platform for our fellow citizens from all ethnic and religious groups to come together in collecting, archiving and displaying life stories shaped by Partition.

The stories we collect document not only Partition, but pre-Partition life and culture as well as post-Partition migrations and life changes.

Join us before this memory is forever lost.