12th Class History Solved Paper - History 2015 Delhi Set-III

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    Analyse the role of memories and oral narratives in constructing the history of the partition of India.

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    Memories and Experiences: Millions of people viewed Partition in terms of the suffering and challenges of the times. For them it was no mere constitutional divisions or just the party politics of the Muslim League Congress and others. For them, it meant the unexpected alterations in life as it unfolded between 1946 and 1950 and beyond requiring psychological, emotional and social adjustments. Memories and experiences shape the reality of an event.
    Oral Narration: Oral history allows historians to broaden, the boundries of their discipline by rescuing from obligion, the lived experiences or the poor and the powerless. The oral history of partition has succeeded in exploring the experiences of those men and women whose existence has hitherto been ignored, taken for granted or mentioned only in passing in mainstream history.


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