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Sudershana Kumari's family's Partition heirlooms: a Pateela

Early 20th century

Partition Museum

Partition Museum
Amritsar, India

Sudershana Kumari was 8 years old when Partition happened. When the violence started, her parents decided to send her siblings ahead to safety with the few valuables that the family owned. Her mother fit everything from the house that she thought was worth saving into a trunk. The lock and key was used to fasten the trunk.

Details

  • Title: Sudershana Kumari's family's Partition heirlooms: a Pateela
  • Date Created: Early 20th century
  • Type: Photograph
  • Medium: Metal

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