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WORK ID: YFA 6276 (Master Record)
| Title | Year | Date |
| A NEW LIFE IN HUDDERSFIELD - MEMORIES OF PARTITION AND MIGRATION | 2018 | 2018-01-01 |
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Details
Original Format: Digital File Colour: Black & White / Colour Sound: Sound Duration: 32 mins 47 secs Credits: Director: Mandeep Samra Cinematographer: Zoe Opal East Editor: Zoe Opal East Audio Editor: Adam Nabarro-Steel Music: Vijay Venkat Researchers: Lauren Ebanks, Sonyia Jamal, Henna Mehboob, Barry Pavier, Pavan Sembi, Kulbir Singh Subject: Urban Life Travel |
| Summary A New Life in Huddersfield – Memories of Partition and Migration documents Huddersfield’s survivors of the Partition of India in 1947, a significant event in history, and their subsequent migration to the UK to Huddersfield, an industrial town nestled within the Pennine Hills of West Yorkshire. The documentary has been developed by Let’s Go Yorkshire as part of The White Line heritage project. |
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Description
A New Life in Huddersfield – Memories of Partition and Migration documents Huddersfield’s survivors of the Partition of India in 1947, a significant event in history, and their subsequent migration to the UK to Huddersfield, an industrial town nestled within the Pennine Hills of West Yorkshire. The documentary has been developed by Let’s Go Yorkshire as part of The White Line heritage project.
Archive footage, photographs, and other documents are used to illustrate the oral histories...
A New Life in Huddersfield – Memories of Partition and Migration documents Huddersfield’s survivors of the Partition of India in 1947, a significant event in history, and their subsequent migration to the UK to Huddersfield, an industrial town nestled within the Pennine Hills of West Yorkshire. The documentary has been developed by Let’s Go Yorkshire as part of The White Line heritage project.
Archive footage, photographs, and other documents are used to illustrate the oral histories recorded during the project. These survivors share their and their family's stories of the Partition of India in 1947 and the subsequent migration to the UK in search for a better future. The men and women taking part speak of their first impressions of Huddersfield, finding employment, which for many was in the textile industry, changes in the Indian Sikh and Muslim communities, and race relations. The film includes contemporary footage of Huddersfield, its South Asian community, and commentary on the importance of sharing this history with future generations.
Participants include:
Jamil Akhtar
Mansaf Ali
Mohammed Hanif Asad
Hemant Kaur Dutta
Hardev Singh Gakhal
Nasim Hasnie
Muhammad Iqbal
Tarsem Singh Kang
Barry Pavier
Abdul Rashid
Gindi Sarai
Director: Mandeep Samra
Cinematographer: Zoe Opal East
Editor: Zoe Opal East
Audio Editor: Adam Nabarro-Steel
Music: Vijay Venkat
Researchers: Lauren Ebanks, Sonyia Jamal, Henna Mehboob, Barry Pavier, Pavan Sembi, Kulbir Singh
Archive provided by: Yorkshire Film Archive, Huddersfield Film Maker's Club, British Pathe, COI Films, Huddersfield Local Studies Library, Kirklees Libraries, Huddersfield Examiner, Chris Marsden Collection, Clifford Stephenson Collection, Sotnik & Dixon Collection, The National Archives, Illustrated London News Limited/Mary Evans, Panjab Digital Library
Supported by Heritage Lottery Fund
Developed by Let's Go Yorkshire as part of The White Line heritage project.
For further information
www.thewhitelineproject.wordpress.com
Context
2017 marked the 70th anniversary of Indian independence which led to the creation of two new independent nations, India and Pakistan. The region was part of the British Empire and in response to widespread demand for independence the notion of two states emerged and a line was drawn resulting in the largest mass migration in human history, with almost fifteen million people on the move. Hindus and Sikhs exited from lands marked as “Muslim” Pakistan into the “new” India, while Muslims departed...
2017 marked the 70th anniversary of Indian independence which led to the creation of two new independent nations, India and Pakistan. The region was part of the British Empire and in response to widespread demand for independence the notion of two states emerged and a line was drawn resulting in the largest mass migration in human history, with almost fifteen million people on the move. Hindus and Sikhs exited from lands marked as “Muslim” Pakistan into the “new” India, while Muslims departed India into the new state called Pakistan. The human impact of Partition was incalculable and resonates through time and place to where we are right now in Huddersfield.
The White Line is a heritage project developed by Let’s Go Yorkshire exploring local people’s stories of Partition and how it dramatically shaped the lives of South Asian migrants who eventually settled in Huddersfield. It commemorates a significant event in history focusing on how their experiences and narratives of Partition led directly to a second momentous migration to the UK. The project enables volunteers to develop their skills through a range of activities – from gathering local people’s memories to archiving the oral histories to a professional standard, from researching archival collections to creating a film, podcasts and learning resources to make this history visible and bring about connection, empathy and new understanding across diverse communities. This project has been kindly supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. |
