Name: FREE entry - March 10: Book launch for '10,000 MEMORIES' (Delhi)
Start: 2023-03-10T19:00:00+05:30
End: 2023-03-10T21:00:00+05:30
Location: India Habitat Centre

FREE entry - March 10: Book launch for '10,000 MEMORIES' (Delhi)

The 1947 Partition Archive gives voice to those who witnessed the Partition of South Asia in 1947, an event that is as significant as the Holocaust in Europe and the World Wars, but has attracted little documentation thus far.  So far, over 600 volunteers have helped preserve over 8000 stories on digital video.  There is a great urgency for us to carry out the work as fast as possible since those who remember Partition are now in their 80’s, 90’s and beyond.

The 1947 Partition Archive

10,000 MEMORIES: Join us as we light up  the amphitheater at the India Habitat Center with intrigue and wonder through our ancestral stories

India Habitat Centre

Join us on March 10! We are tremendously humbled, honored and excited to announce the launch of our first book, 10,000 MEMORIES: A lived history of Partition, Independence and World War II in South Asia. This inaugural book, which will be part of a series, is a passionate labor of love by 40 editors, curators and artists, as well as 30 contributing authors, featuring the stories of nearly 400 Partition witnesses.We&#x27;re offering a 25% launch discount for event attendees!On March 10, the honorable Dr. Karan Singh will unveil the book. A panel of book editors will shine light on the creation of this monumental work. Every page in this book is the result of hours of oral history documentation work. Sonam Kalra will perform a musical set.A stunning visual narrative featuring story excerpts and over 1,000 photographs helps you journey across the Indian subcontinent, experiencing history vicariously through stories. The book unveils new threads of histories that contextualize the 1947 Partition within the larger global impacts of World War II. It is the most comprehensive work yet, on lived histories of Partition.The book has no front or back, and opens on one side in Afghanistan in the west and on the other side, in Myanmar in the east. The stories showcased give voice to diverse communities previously left out of the larger narrative of the 1947 Partition and mid-20th century South Asian histories.We cannot wait to share this book with you, and to see how all of you receive this two year project in the making. To learn more, visit the launch website: https://www.10000memories.com

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FREE entry - March 10: Book launch for '10,000 MEMORIES' (Delhi)

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