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New exhibit tells South Asian stories of 1947 Partition
When empires collapse, they eventually grace the walls of the Los Altos History Museum.
For more than 10 years, the 1947 Partition Archive, a Berkeley-based non-profit, has interviewed, documented and preserved eyewitness accounts from all ethnic, religious and economic communities affected by the violent Partition of British India in 1947. A grassroots organization, they have now archived more than 10,000 memories—the title of a recent glossy hardbound volume.
Inspired by the book, a new exhibition, “10,000 Memories: Partition, Independence, and WWII in South Asia,” debuts this week at the Los Altos History Museum and runs through May 24, before traveling statewide and beyond. The exhibition features first-hand accounts, photographs and multimedia storytelling from those who experienced Partition, or whose family lived through it. Several Los Altos residents are either board members of the 1947 Partition Archive or contributors to the book.
However, the exhibit is not just about Partition. An exploration of South Asian history on a larger level emerges…more.
LIVING MEMORY Members of the South Asian community shared first-hand accounts for the archive. Courtesy of the 1947 Partition Archive
