Architecture Thesis 2016

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displacement brutal genocide

migration

brief

lost

suffering

in august 1947, british india was divided into india and pakistan (east and west). this partition led to the largest human mass migration, with an estimated 12 million people, braving violence, riots, rapes, and robberies. there have been insightful, in-depth projects that have captured different facets of partition. it has been well documented in literature & films. however, there is no place where these efforts are all preserved and accessible together. hence, the proposal to create a physical space that will be a memorial to the personal and human tragedies of this event, a commemoration of the resilience of people that migrated, a reminder of the need for continuous dialogue.

scope serve as a place of learning and remembering by being a repository of the documents, audio-visual images, oral and written testimonies, books, art and other materials on the Partition serve as a space of healing, commemoration and dialogue on this event that radically changed lives, families, communities and nations be a venue for screenings, discussions, and renditions of the works of fiction and non-fiction related to Partition.

yadgar-e-taqseem

memories of the partition : museum & memorial paldi, ahmedabad

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