Partition Museum to ink 5-year pact with Manchester Museum
SHARED HISTORY The partnership will be announced in New Delhi on Oct 10 during the visit of mayor of Greater Manchester
LONDON: The Amritsar-based Partition Museum is entering into a five-year partnership with the Manchester Museum following the co-curation earlier this year of the exhibition “Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege” to mark 100 years of the massacre.
The partnership is scheduled to be announced on October 10 in New Delhi during the forthcoming visit of Andy Burnham (Labour), mayor of Greater Manchester, as part of the Manchester-india partnership that seeks to further links between the city and India.
The memorandum of understanding is to be signed by Wendy Gallagher of the Manchester Museum and Mallika Ahluwalia, co-founder of the Partition Museum, people behind the project said on Saturday.
Esme Ward, director of Manchester Museum, said: “Whilst working with the Partition Museum, it became clear we are fellow travellers with a shared vision and values. We recognise museums can make a difference by bringing new perspectives to the fore and look forward to continuing to learn from each other.”
Kishwar Desai, chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust that set up the Partition Museum, added: “We truly appreciate the partnership we have developed with the Manchester Museum, especially as we explore different aspects of our joint colonial history. We look forward to fresh scholarship on an often contested past, fresh methodology of presentation and renewed understanding between the two countries through these two museums.” KANPUR: Marking the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak and to motivate Sikhs to take pride in their turban, a unique initiative has been taken by Gurdwara Banno Sahib in Kanpur.
The gurdwara has established Uttar Pradesh’s first turban bank, where Sikhs, who cannot afford a turban, can go and get one for themselves for free. The bank became functional 10 days ago and already 28 people have got turbans from it.
The setting up of the bank paves the way for like efforts in other cities of the state, said Gurdwara Banno Sahib manager Kanwaljit Singh Manu.
“People can register with the bank and they will be given turbans for free. Many Sikh families have donated turbans to the bank, which has also added to
We truly appreciate the partnership especially as we explore different aspects of our joint colonial history. KISHWAR DESAI, chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust