Step Back In Time At This New Gallery In Delhi's Partition Museum

The Partition of 1947 is often likened to an "ugly divorce." When a reporter asked Rattanbai, wife of Pakistan's future leader Jinnah, about her plans for their Aurangzeb Road home, she scoffed, assuring she would still visit. Shortly after, Nehru declared, "There is no room for Jinnah in Delhi." The house was sold and now serves as the residence of the Dutch Ambassador. The couple never returned to India—a bitter consequence of that 'ugly divorce.' This ashen consequence of the Partition had a wide-reaching effect. On that frightful night of August 1947, "at the stroke of the midnight hour," when several Sindhis fled their homes, they locked their havelis and handed the keys to their neighbours for safekeeping. Unaware of the storm ahead, they never imagined that the Partition would sever the subcontinent and they'd never return. In dedication to the brutal exodus, lost lives and untold tales, the Partition Museum in Delhi witnessed a momentous occasion with the inauguration of "The Lost Homeland of Sindh" gallery. The new corridor at the museum offers a unique glimpse into the lives, struggles, and resilience of the Sindhi community that was displaced during the 1947 Partition.