A peacock shaped bracelet that Amrit Vij and Rajni Malhotra bought from an Englishman in Lahore in 1933. It traveled to Delhi with its owners in 1947.A string of rare Basra Pearls given to Azra Haq, then 16, by the Maharaja of Bikaner in 1941. She brought it from Dalhousie to Lahore after the Partition of India.Used to make the popular drink Lassi, this item was carried from Lahore to Amritsar and finally to Delhi.A pair of tailor scissors that also made the trip with Kohli to Delhi.A silver cigarette case carried to Delhi by a young migrant, Sat Pal Kohli.Kohli says that his house was one of only ten Hindu homes in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood. As Partition riots broke out, his family fled with the few possessions they could carry, including this silver soap dish.Utensils that were used in a refugee camp before being carried by their owner to Amritsar and, finally, Delhi.A 1930s phulkari baagh (a type of shawl) that had been given to Hansla Chowdhary’s daughter for her wedding. She took it with her as she left her home, hoping to pass it down to the women of her family.Army medals carried from Rawalpindi to Himachal Pradesh in November 1947.A khaas daan is a utensil used to store paan, a natural digestive made from betel leaves. Narjis Khatun carried one across the border from Patiala to Alipur after the Partition.A notebook in which a young woman, Prabhjot Kaur, wrote poetry during the early days of Indian independence. The page pictured features a poem written in Gurmukhi in August 1947.Ornate gold and silver threads that have been in Sitara Fiaz Ali’s family for generations. Since accompanying the family as they migrated, the threads have been used to sew new clothes.A copy of the Guru Granth Sahib brought from Rawalpindi to Shimla one month after the Partition.A photo album carried from Karachi to Delhi.
