The Partition Museum at BR Ambedkar University in Delhi pans in on stories of migration and resettlement of immigrants to Delhi

The transformation of Delhi by the Partition is at the heart of this narrative — reads a signboard at the entrance of the museum inside the quaint Dara Shikoh Library of BR Ambedkar University. The Delhi Partition Museum, inaugurated last month, showcases Partition primarily through modern art by contemporary artists, photographs and original documents, people’s belongings and other artefacts. Every item hides a story and the museum weaves the story of the Partition through them.The story of Lal Dhani Ram Bhalla, who opened the first shoe company in the famed Anarkali Market of Lahore and had to escape to India with only an album of nostalgia; or the story of the Boksi cloth that was used for nursing the wounds of riot victims; a crochet runner and an iron vessel are all pieces of Partition from what once used to be deeply cherished homes of people. History professor at Ambedkar University, Salil Misra, says, “The Partition Museum sets itself apart with its focus on people and the social dimensions of the tragic event, not political.” Dara Shikoh Library, Lothian Road, Mori Gate; 10am to 5pm