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Revisit India’s Partition history with a visit to this Museum on Wheels
Subhadrika Sen
Posted on 07 Nov 2021
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On the 75th year of Independence, The Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust, in association with the West Bengal Transport Corporation, inaugurated the Independence and Partition Museum in Kolkata. The museum is housed inside two tram carriages currently stationed at the Nonapukur Tram Depot. You can check the tram timings at https://wbtc.co.in/tram-service/ Amit Datta
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The panels show the terrors of the Partition and how millions were displaced from their homes and families in Punjab and Bengal. Newspaper clippings, photographs and testimonies document those times. Amit Datta
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The two brass serving spoons are family heirlooms donated by Uma Pada Bhattacharya and Rekha Saha. The last meal the family ate before they were forced to cross borders was served with these very spoons. When the family members left the then East Pakistan, they brought with them these spoons. Amit Datta
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Art was a strong medium for expressing that the Partition brought about. The museum displays artworks by artists Chittaprosad Bhattacharya and Zainul Abedin from Chittagong and East Bengal, respectively. Amit Datta
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The museum traces the various stages of the Indian National Freedom Struggle with the help of newspaper clippings. The panel (in photo) focuses on the contributions of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army. Amit Datta
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The last panel in the exhibition highlights the effect of the Partition on literature, cinema and more. The story of the Partition has been told and retold time and again in films, books and paintings. Amit Datta
Last updated on 09 Nov 2021
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