Hello,
I am a doctoral student in the Department of History at Yale. My
dissertation focuses on the 1947 Partition of British India. I'm
particularly interested in the Radcliffe Boundary Commission and the
repercussions of its boundary delineation work in Punjab, especially for
women in the divided districts. I plan to explore the mismatch between
the state boundary defined by the Radcliffe Commission and the contested
limits of the nation. I believe this work not only goes to the root of
Indo-Pakistani tension on the subcontinent today but also is relevant to
the general problem of partition as a diplomatic tool for resolving ethnic
conflict.
At this point, I'm ironing out the kinks in my prospectus and planning a
1999-2000 research trip to England and South Asia.
I would love to hear from anyone working on modern India, British
imperialism, or Partition in particular, especially scholars of
cartographic or gender history, as well as folks with relevant experience
in the Indian and Pakistani archives.
Specifically, I would appreciate assistance in identifying Pakistani
archives (both national and Punjabi provincial archives) that might
contain pertinent material. I plan to visit the National Archives of
Pakistan and Punjab University in Lahore, but I don't have much in the way
of specific (and up-to-date!) information on their holdings or policies.
Cheers,
Lucy Chester
Yale University
115 Ruane Street
Fairfield, CT 06430
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