Refugees chose to sit on train roofs, instead of waiting

Courtesy Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridgec. 1947

Partition Museum

Partition Museum
Amritsar, India

Footage from the Centre of South Asian studies shows refugees waiting at the station and climbing on to the train with whatever little space they found. There were times when the people were faced with the choice of taking the train and leaving their belongings behind.

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  • Title: Refugees chose to sit on train roofs, instead of waiting
  • Creator: Courtesy Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge
  • Date Created: c. 1947
  • Type: Video
  • Medium: Digital
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