Given the sensitive relationship between Partition stories and Hindu–Muslim relations, only a small portion of the Archive's collection has been released to the public in edited form.[2] Currently, access to the stories is granted on a case-by-case basis to scholars for academic research.
In 2023, the Archive started to observe June 3 as the Partition Remembrance Day because it was on this day in 1947 that the viceroy declared the Mountbatten Plan to divide India.[3] It also announced to launch a book with 4000 oral testimonies and 1000 photographs illustrating the voices of the partition survivors spread across various countries in South Asia and elsewhere.[4]
The organization started in 2010 when Dr Guneeta Singh Bhalla[5][6] began recording video interviews with elder Partition witnesses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and was formalized in 2011. The creation of the 1947 Partition Archive was inspired by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and the work of various Holocaust memorials.[2]
OrganizationEdit
The 1947 Partition Archive crowd-sources the collection of Partition witness interviews and conducts free classes, in the form of an online Oral History Workshop, to train volunteers in story-collection and interviewing techniques.[7] As of July 2023, over 10,200 interviews have been collected from more than 450 cities and villages in 14 countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel among others.[8][9][10] These interviews are documented in diverse languages and dialects. The Archive's website includes a Story Map that shows the migration patterns of each interviewee.[11]
The Archive's methods of crowd-sourcing story collection include Story Scholars, a fellowship program in which individuals are chosen based on academic merit and prior experience to conduct interviews in a selected region, and Citizen Historians, a program in which volunteers can contribute Partition stories to the organization's website.[12] Based on the Archive's digital media platforms, ordinary citizens across the globe are "invited to join free oral history webinar workshops to learn the basic techniques for documenting oral histories, as outlined by the Oral History Association and Baylor University’s open source online resources."[13] According to Dr Bhalla, "workshop attendees who successfully submit their first oral history interview, and it matches The Archive’s standards with its nine-point criteria, are certified as ‘Citizen Historian’ volunteers."[13]
The Archive also offers funding for a one-month immersive residency to university faculties and students to research on Partition, known as the Tata Trusts Partition Archive Research Grants, in association with the University of Delhi, Ashoka University, and Guru Nanak Dev University. The primary objective of the Archive is to collect the "vanishing history of Punjab and South Asia through crowdsourced lived memories."[14][15]
^Sengupta, Somini (13 August 2013). "The New York Times". Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^ ab"Now an archive that collects stories of Partition | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^"First Partition remembrance day marked in US, India". The Times of India. 2022-06-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
^"Partition archive' inaugural book 10,000 Memories, a lived history of partition set to release on Friday". The Times of India. 2023-03-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
^Singh Bhalla, Guneeta (August 13, 2016). "Why we gave up our careers to bring you stories of Partition". Dawn.
^"75 years of India partition: How tech is opening window into past". Al Jazeera. August 12, 2022.
^"Archiving memories of shared, partitioned past". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^"1947 beyond the tracks". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
^Anand Chawla, Noor (July 30, 2022). "RECORDING STORIES OF PARTITION SURVIVORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD". The Sunday Guardian.
^"U.S. group preserves memories of partition". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^. California Humanities Blog. calhum.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^ abSingh Bhalla, Guneeta (May 19, 2023). "The 1947 Partition Archive: A Living, Evolving Crowdsourced Archive on India's 1947 Partition". Third Text: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Culture.
^Singh Bhalla, Guneeta (2021). "Gathering the Vanishing History of Punjab and South Asia Through Crowdsourced Lived Memories" (PDF). Sikh Research Journal. 6 (1): 37–49 – via Sikh Foundation.
^Bhatt, Neha (August 12, 2022). "Legacy of India's Partition was reduced to a minor event. After 75 years, community groups are bringing private pain to the fore". The Globe and Mail.
External linksEdit
The 1947 Partition Archive's Oral History Workshop
August 25, 2023
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The 1947 Partition Archive is a 501 c 3 non profit oral history organization in Berkeley California and a registered trust in Delhi India that collects preserves and shares first hand accounts of the Partition of India in 1947 1 The 1947 Partition ArchiveEstablished2011 12 years ago 2011 TypeOral history initiativeFounderDr Guneeta Singh BhallaWebsitehttps in 1947partitionarchive org Given the sensitive relationship between Partition stories and Hindu Muslim relations only a small portion of the Archive s collection has been released to the public in edited form 2 Currently access to the stories is granted on a case by case basis to scholars for academic research In 2023 the Archive started to observe June 3 as the Partition Remembrance Day because it was on this day in 1947 that the viceroy declared the Mountbatten Plan to divide India 3 It also announced to launch a book with 4000 oral testimonies and 1000 photographs illustrating the voices of the partition survivors spread across various countries in South Asia and elsewhere 4 Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe organization started in 2010 when Dr Guneeta Singh Bhalla 5 6 began recording video interviews with elder Partition witnesses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and was formalized in 2011 The creation of the 1947 Partition Archive was inspired by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and the work of various Holocaust memorials 2 Organization EditThe 1947 Partition Archive crowd sources the collection of Partition witness interviews and conducts free classes in the form of an online Oral History Workshop to train volunteers in story collection and interviewing techniques 7 As of July 2023 over 10 200 interviews have been collected from more than 450 cities and villages in 14 countries including India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan the United States the United Kingdom and Israel among others 8 9 10 These interviews are documented in diverse languages and dialects The Archive s website includes a Story Map that shows the migration patterns of each interviewee 11 The Archive s methods of crowd sourcing story collection include Story Scholars a fellowship program in which individuals are chosen based on academic merit and prior experience to conduct interviews in a selected region and Citizen Historians a program in which volunteers can contribute Partition stories to the organization s website 12 Based on the Archive s digital media platforms ordinary citizens across the globe are invited to join free oral history webinar workshops to learn the basic techniques for documenting oral histories as outlined by the Oral History Association and Baylor University s open source online resources 13 According to Dr Bhalla workshop attendees who successfully submit their first oral history interview and it matches The Archive s standards with its nine point criteria are certified as Citizen Historian volunteers 13 The Archive also offers funding for a one month immersive residency to university faculties and students to research on Partition known as the Tata Trusts Partition Archive Research Grants in association with the University of Delhi Ashoka University and Guru Nanak Dev University The primary objective of the Archive is to collect the vanishing history of Punjab and South Asia through crowdsourced lived memories 14 15 See also EditThe Partition Museum Amritsar The Partition Museum Delhi Kolkata Partition Museum Opposition to the partition of India Violence against women during the partition of India Partition of India Partition of BengalReferences Edit Sengupta Somini 13 August 2013 The New York Times Retrieved 2014 07 13 a b Now an archive that collects stories of Partition The Indian Express The Indian Express 25 May 2014 Retrieved 2014 07 13 First Partition remembrance day marked in US India The Times of India 2022 06 05 ISSN 0971 8257 Retrieved 2023 07 11 Partition archive inaugural book 10 000 Memories a lived history of partition set to release on Friday The Times of India 2023 03 09 ISSN 0971 8257 Retrieved 2023 07 11 Singh Bhalla Guneeta August 13 2016 Why we gave up our careers to bring you stories of Partition Dawn 75 years of India partition How tech is opening window into past Al Jazeera August 12 2022 Archiving memories of shared partitioned past thenews com pk Retrieved 2014 07 13 1947 beyond the tracks indiatoday in Retrieved 2020 02 19 The 1947 Partition Archive website Retrieved 2019 02 02 Anand Chawla Noor July 30 2022 RECORDING STORIES OF PARTITION SURVIVORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD The Sunday Guardian U S group preserves memories of partition The Hindu thehindu com 9 March 2014 Retrieved 2014 07 13 1947 Partition Archive Project Director Interview California Humanities Blog calhum org Archived from the original on 2017 03 08 Retrieved 2017 03 07 a b Singh Bhalla Guneeta May 19 2023 The 1947 Partition Archive A Living Evolving Crowdsourced Archive on India s 1947 Partition Third Text Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Culture Singh Bhalla Guneeta 2021 Gathering the Vanishing History of Punjab and South Asia Through Crowdsourced Lived Memories PDF Sikh Research Journal 6 1 37 49 via Sikh Foundation Bhatt Neha August 12 2022 Legacy of India s Partition was reduced to a minor event After 75 years community groups are bringing private pain to the fore The Globe and Mail External links EditThe 1947 Partition Archive s Oral History Workshop Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The 1947 Partition Archive amp oldid 1172113027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
