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What citizens in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh think 75 years post-partition
This paper is by CPR.
Published on Jan 03, 2025 01:16 PM IST
Rahul VermaNishant RanjanSatyam ShuklaShamik VatsaPraskanva SinharayMelvin KunjumonYashwant DeshmukhSutanu GuruGaura ShuklaAakanksha Bariar
International Museum Day: Delhi couples swipe right for #MuseumAesthetic dates
This International Museum Day, Delhi-based youngsters share what's making them choose Museo Camera, Museum of Illusions, Partition Museum, etc over usual spots.
Published on May 18, 2024 10:40 AM IST
Kriti Kambiri
Reflections on an evolving Indo-Pak relationship
This article is authored by Aparajitha Nair, journalist, Hindustan Times.
Published on Feb 14, 2024 11:38 AM IST
Aparajitha Nair
Just Like That | India mustn’t forget horrors of Partition
By a conservative estimate, over two million people were suddenly and violently uprooted and displaced in Partition and hundreds of thousands died
Published on Jun 04, 2023 10:48 AM IST
1947 Partition studies in DU may begin with ‘8th century invasions’
New Delhi “Germs of separatism that the central leadership failed to contain”; “the way Congress Working Committee consented to Partition without consulting Gandhi”; and “the reason for the non-insistence of central leadership on having the Frontier Province with India” — these are some of the questions that will be investigated by a new centre for Independence and Partition Studies to be set up by Delhi University, according to a draft concept note issued by an eight-member panel set up by the university to oversee the upcoming centre
Updated on May 24, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Stories of love and loss: Delhi’s Partition museum opens
The museum will open its door to visitors on May 20. The operating hours are from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday through Sunday.
Updated on May 19, 2023 02:45 AM IST
International Museum Day: Delhi to rekindle tales of the Partition
Delhi’s Partition museum is all set to open its doors to public from May 19. It houses memorabilia from the 1947 Partition of India. Some artifacts are also from the time when Delhiites got a chance to travel back to their ancestral homes, which are now in present day Pakistan. Evoking nostalgia are 40 articles donated by families, and five installations alongside several photographs at this museum housed in Dara Shukoh Library at Kashmere Gate.
Updated on May 18, 2023 04:13 PM IST
Kriti Kambiri, New Delhi
From the HT newspaper: Top 10 stories you shouldn't miss today
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion from Hindustan Times newspaper.
Updated on May 17, 2023 09:56 AM IST
Inheritance of loss: Partition Museum to open in Delhi on Thursday
The Partition Museum, set up at the restored Dara Shikoh Library Building (DSLB) at Kashmere Gate, will be inaugurated on May 18.
Updated on May 17, 2023 01:53 PM IST
Delhi’s ‘Partition Museum’ on Ambedkar Univ campus to open on May 18
The museum is set to be inaugurated at the Dara Shikoh Library Building on the Ambedkar University campus in Kashmere Gate
Updated on May 16, 2023 01:44 AM IST
Amritsar’s Partition Museum shortlisted for UK prize
The museum in Amritsar was inaugurated in August 2017 as the first and only partition museum in the world, housing oral histories, donated personal artefacts and archival material, dedicated to those who lost their lives or loved ones in the largest mass migration in human history.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 03:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar | Posted by Arpan Rai
Golden Temple, Partition Museum, Wagah Border and more: 5 reasons to visit Amritsar
Mythologically speaking, Amritsar is also believed to have hosted the ashram of Rishi Valmiki from The Ramayana, where Goddess Sita resided and gave birth to her two sons. Coincidentally, the cities of Lahore and Kasur, across the border in Pakistan and founded by the legendary Luv and Kush are not far away from Amritsar.
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 12:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Saurav Ranjan Datta
JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE : Year on, Amritsar admn yet to identify spot to build memorial
It has been nearly a year since Capt Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government had directed the cultural affairs and tourism department to build a memorial with soil from all 13,000 villages of Punjab to mark centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, but the authorities have failed to even identity a spot for the memorial in the holy city.
Published on Jan 30, 2020 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma, Amritsar
Amritsar-based Partition Museum to ink pact with Manchester Museum
Partnership between Amritsar’s Partion Museum and Manchester Museum will be announced during the forthcoming visit of the mayor of Greater Manchester as part of the Manchester-India partnership
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 06:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Partition Museum to ink pact with Manchester Museum
The partnership is due to be announced in New Delhi during the forthcoming visit of Andy Burnham (Labour), mayor of Greater Manchester, as part of the Manchester India Partnership that seeks to further links between the city and India.
Updated on Oct 05, 2019 03:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Researchers list 547 deaths, 159 more than official count
However, official figures released by the British in 1919 had estimated the number at 488.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 08:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | Atish Sharma, Ludhiana
Amritsar will emerge as tourism capital of north India soon: Navjot Singh Sidhu
The minister said the government is planning to spend more than ₹800 crore for providing world-class facilities for tourists coming to the city.
Updated on Jun 18, 2018 01:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent, Amritsar