Inside the Partition Museum in Delhi - in pictures

  • A replica of a refugee camp tent in the Partition Museum in Delhi, which shows the living conditions of refugees forced to flee their homes from India and Pakistan in 1947. All photos: Kalpana Sunder
    A replica of a refugee camp tent in the Partition Museum in Delhi, which shows the living conditions of refugees forced to flee their homes from India and Pakistan in 1947. All photos: Kalpana Sunder
  • The museum opened in Delhi in May, and has exhibits including clippings, sculptures and personal memorabilia
    The museum opened in Delhi in May, and has exhibits including clippings, sculptures and personal memorabilia
  • Trains between the two countries would often arrive laden with dead bodies and strewn belongings
    Trains between the two countries would often arrive laden with dead bodies and strewn belongings
  • People transported all manner of things between the two countries, including these wooden bed posts
    People transported all manner of things between the two countries, including these wooden bed posts
  • A photograph of people making their way across the border with all their life savings
    A photograph of people making their way across the border with all their life savings
  • A beloved sitar and family heirloom taken by one refugee across the border and lovingly repaired by another
    A beloved sitar and family heirloom taken by one refugee across the border and lovingly repaired by another
  • A vintage Singer sewing machine carried by one refugee across the border
    A vintage Singer sewing machine carried by one refugee across the border
  • An electric meter returned to an Indian citizen when she returned to her ancestral home in Pakistan
    An electric meter returned to an Indian citizen when she returned to her ancestral home in Pakistan