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SAI Event Topic : Partition

Fragmented Borderlands: Co-existence, Belonging & Shared Histories

The webinar aims to focus on the global south conceptualisations of borderlands in the particular case of South Asia post the partition of 1947. The fragmented history of the South Asian borderlands is a complex yet intriguing space for exploration.

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The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and its Reverberations

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Mon, Oct 10, 2022

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Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi

Office of International Programmes, SRCC, University of Delhi presents a seminar on: The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and its Reverberations   Monday 10th October 2022 | 2.30 PM IST onwards Venue: Seminar Room, Sri Ram College of Commerce (map) Register to attend in person   With Professor Jennifer Leaning, Senior Research Fellow […]

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Book Talk: The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and its Reverberations

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Tue, Oct 11, 2022

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The Partition Museum, Town Hall, Amritsar

Amritsar, India event: The 1947 Partition of British India remains the largest instance of forced migration in the recorded human history. Over 75 years on, the partition continues to be central to modern identity in the Indian subcontinent. Etched painfully onto regional consciousness, it influences how the people and states of postcolonial South Asia envisage their past, present, and future.

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Book Talk: The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and its Reverberations

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Fri, Oct 14, 2022

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Acad Block A-4, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan

Friday, October 14, 2022, 4:30 – 6.00 pm PKT Location: Acad Block A-4, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan Register here to attend the event   The 1947 Partition of British India remains the largest instance of forced migration in the recorded human history. Over 75 years on, the partition continues to be central to modern identity in the Indian subcontinent. Etched […]

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Book Talk: The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and its Reverberations

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Wed, Oct 12, 2022

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Lecture Hall 1, India International Centre Annexe, New Delhi

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | 6.00 – 7.30pm IST (with high tea at 5.30pm) Venue: Lecture Hall 1, India International Centre Annexe, New Delhi Register to attend via Zoom or in-person Stream the event Live on YouTube   The 1947 Partition of British India remains the largest instance of forced migration in the recorded human history. Over 75 years on, the […]

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Book Launch: “The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and Its Reverberations”

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Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 05:00pm

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Belfer Room (S020), CGIS South

This discussion will mark the in-region release of this book on Partition and provides an opportunity to reflect on how this massive event has shaped the subcontinent’s cultural, economic, political and social dimensions including architecture, art, demographics, language, and music.

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Rediscovering Partition from New Perspectives

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Tue, Sep 1, 2020 from 10:00am — 11:30am

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Webinar

Partition Webinar Poster

10:00 AM EDT  |  3:00 PM BST  |  7:00 PM PKT  |  7:30 PM IST Join via Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95706117879 The impact of the 1947 Partition still ripples throughout South Asia, 73 years later. However, our knowledge of this historic event is constantly being reevaluated by academics and researchers who have continued to illuminate the details […]

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Culture, Language, and Identity: Perspectives Through South Asian Art

The show features two artists from Pakistan and India who reflect on the impact of The 1947 Partition of British India in their works. Mahboob Jokhio and Krupa Makhija explore the interplay between culture, language and identity through a deeply personal lens.

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Why Was Partition Not Reversed? How Pakistan Created A Viable Economy

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Wed, Apr 11, 2018 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm

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CGIS South, S030
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

SAI SEMINAR SERIES Gustav Papanek, President of the Boston Institute for Developing Economies; Professor of Economics Emeritus, Boston University Chair: Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School; Director, SAI Partition left Pakistan almost bereft of manufacturing – importing most consumer goods, including matches, soap, cloth and yarn, and virtually all machinery. Gustav Papanek […]

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