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D II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070

Session 2013-2014

Date: 20 .05.2013

Project guidelines

Class: XII __
Subject: History

Topic of the project Partition of India and its continuing legacy

Time Period April to September
Total periods allotted : - 20
The Topic Partition of India and its continuing legacy will help student of this generation understand
the tragic consequences of mixing religion with politics. It will deepen their understanding about the
circumstances in which the Partition of India and Pakistan happened. The understanding of this event
will make the student empathize with those who experienced it. Among the victims of this communal
frenzy, some of them lost all members of their families, others had to leave their palatial house, land and
property and move towards an unknown destination with no certainty that they would reach
somewhere without being killed on the way. The mass killing that happened in India has often been
compared with the killing of millions of Jews in Nazi Germany. The state itself in Germany was
involved in this gruesome mass murder of the innocents. In India however, it was not sure who
represented the State at in the year 1947 - British government who was about to finally leave India,
interim government under Jawahar Lal Nehru or Gandhi? All of them remained a mute spectator to this
macabre killing of millions. Gandhi did make a valiant effort to douse the communal hatred and himself
became the victim of this hatred. The communal hatred still persist and raises its ugly head time and
again. It is rightly said Those who do not learn from History, tend to repeat it.
General Learning Outcomes
a. Inculcate a spirit of inquiry and research.
b. Use variety of techniques for gathering the data.
c. To develop skills to comprehend, analyze, interpret, evaluate historical evidence and also
understand the limitations of historical evidence.
d. To develop the skill of investigating diverse viewpoints and arrive at logical deductions.
e. To provide opportunity to interact and discuss
f. To understand the contemporary issues in the context of our past.

The Project will be done in a group consisting of five students and will work in close consultation with
the teacher.
Important dates
1. The rough draft with researched information to the problem needs to be submitted by 03.07.2013
2. The Final Project report needs to be submitted by 15.07.2013
3. All activities related to project should be completed latest by :
Individual Presentation: 22.07.2013
Theatre: 31.07.2013
Guidelines for the Rough Draft of the Project file ( to be done before or during Vacations)
1. Class Discussion on topic of project
2. Research internet
neoenglishsystem.blogspot.com/.../brief-study-of-novels-based-.
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3. Watch movie related to partition during Summer vacations

Garm Hava
Tamas
Earth
Train to Pakistan
Hey Ram
Gadar : Ek Prem Katha
Pinjar
Partition
Jinnah
Sardar
4. Visit the museum at Gandhi Smriti and Teen Murti. Gather information from the National archives
and library ( news papers , speeches ) related to project.
5. Read any novel which depicts the time period when Partition of India had happened.
Garam Hava- Bhishm Sahani
Tamas Bhishm Sahani
Train to Pakistan Kushwant Singh
Bhishm Sahnis - Tamas
Manohar Malgonkar's verson of partition in A Bend in the Ganges,

Chaman Nahal's version of partition in Azadi

Project shall proceed as per the time line decided in the beginning of the
session and each activity shall be recorded by the school to be kept as
evidence of assessment.

After receiving feedbacks and suggestions on the preliminary copy of your report,
make the necessary changes as suggested and submit the final project after
completion.

Project File should be able to achieve following learning objectives: Trace the origin of Partition
Compare and contrast Hindu Muslim culture the differences and Similarities
and emergence of Indo Islamic culture during the medieval times.
Trace the factors which embittered the relationship between Hindus and
Muslims in ancient, Medieval and Modern times
Understand the circumstances in which the Partition took place.
Drawing of Time line chart to depict the developments leading to Partition.
Debate whether Partition was the culmination of long history or very sudden
development.
Discuss whether there was any possible alternative to Partition.
Collect pictures of sufferings of the people during the time of Partition.
Interview people to understand how they relate to Partition through well
drafted questionnaire also understand the relevance of the oral testimonies in
the construction of the History of Partition ( Refer to the project guidelines
given by CBSE)
Understand how media (movies, Novels ) are keeping the memory of Partition
alive.
Collect Nazams, songs , rubai, poems on Partition of India.
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Understand the link between contemporary issues of Hindu Muslim

Communal riot and Partition.
Discuss the status of relationship between India and Pakistan through the
case study of Kargil War, Kasab and Sarabjit case, condition in Jammu and
Kashmir).
Debate whether religion can be a basis of forming a separate Nation.
Hypotheses the possibility of Hindu Muslim peaceful co-existence in case
Partition had not taken place.
Discuss whether Post Independent govt has taken adequate safeguards to
prevent further partition of our country on any ground.
Gather information about the Endeavour Aman Ki Asha taken up by TOI for
bridging gap between India & Pakistan.

Methodology
Guidelines for Making the project file:
Each report must fulfill the following requirements:
1. The body of the Project Report should be of approximately 30-40 A4 pages excluding additional
annexures, articles, etc.
2. The report should be written in your own handwriting though you may include other illustrative
material that is not hand written related to your project such as graph, pictorial images, etc.
3. The file should contain the following:
i) Beautifully illustrated Cover page showing your project title, Name of the students in a group,
school and session
ii) List of contents
iii) Acknowledgements and preface
iv) Body
Introduction, Body ( content explaining the LOs that are listed above in
separate chapter with a conclusion/ inferences at the end of each
topics and picture album, time lines, relevant data , news paper
clippings relevant to the topic
Road ahead India and Pakistan Relationship in the present time.
Have we learned any thing from the Past? ( Value Based section) Are
we doing adequate to prevent further partition of India ? ( Separatist
movements)
v) Analysis and conclusion.
vi) Bibliography/ Appendix or other supporting material - This should include the references to
relevant books and other sources used for the study. The appendix will include questionnaires,
list of interviews, documents or other material used in the study, if any.
Activities ONE

Paper Presentation ( Individual task) (choose any one topic )

Topic 1 - Role of Indian politics and politicians in igniting religious passions
and creating communal disharmony in Past and Present.

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Topic 2- The vested interest and perception of the common man who became
part of the mob which was responsible for killings that took place during the
partition.
Topic 3- Partition most common legacy of imperial nations to their colonies
in many regions of the world.
Guidelines
o Presentation should be of 5 Minutes .
o It should be of 150 words ( Maximum)
o It should be followed by 2 minutes of Q &A session.
Acitivity TWO
Theatre Presentation
Preparation for the theatre can only be started when all the students have
submitted the project report. For the skit, the students have to prepare
their own script.

It should include a part for each student.

It could include sound effects songs and Costumes.

The presentation for the class can be in the form of a 10 minute skit

Activity Three
Poetry recitation/ sharing of anecdotes/ Song sung by Pakistani singers can
be done in a group of two to three. ( It can also be incorporated as the part of
the Theatrical presentation or can be done separately)
Time allotted is 5 minutes

Sample of the Questionnaire (refer to the CBSE guidelines)

1.Data Collection
Each student can ask their grandparents or other elders about their experiences of
Partition. Questions such as the following could be asked:
Where were you living and what were you doing (school/college student,
employed, married etc.) when the Partition took place?
Were you required to migrate? Or were you in a locality from where others
migrated and then new people came?
Share some experiences related to Partition was it a period full of violence and
riots?
What were the different changes that partition brought about?
What do you feel about it today?
The students should note that these are just some examples of questions that could
be asked. They are free to innovate and come up with their own questions. Also,
open ended questions should be asked that the respondents can freely express
themselves and emotionally connect to their narration if possible. The experiences
should be meticulously recorded.
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2. After this each student could prepare a set of three to five questions about how
individuals relate to the Partition and what they think of it today. This survey like
study could be carried out in the locality or it could also be done in schools The
reasons behind a persons opinion should also be noted. Again, people from
different communities could be consulted so as to get a complete picture( talk to at
least 4-5 people).
3. After this primary researching, the students could discuss the findings.
Inferences shall be drawn from it followed by the discussions.
4. Based on these findings, the students could either write a report or a story
individually.
5. These findings can also be used as anecdotes and for making a script for a play.

Assessment
Note: The evaluation will be based on the substance of the Report, not on purely decorative or illustrative
material.

Marks to the individual will be given on the basis of teachers observation of

the students contribution from the inception till the culmination of the
project.

Evaluation and scoring of the Project will be based on

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Contents
Presentation: Format, accuracy, clarity, authenticity and general neatness
Quality of content- authenticity , originality, language, maturity of inferences
drawn
Creativity use of pictures, illustrations, maps, caricature
Analysis and conclusion
Viva (Understanding of the project ,Efficiency in answering
questions with examples)

Total

Marks
2
2
2
2
4

12 Marks
Individual Task ( Paper Presentation and any other activity)

1.
2.
3.
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Quality of content- authenticity , originality,

language, maturity of inferences drawn
Body Language Confidence
Quality of interjection
Skit
Organization and overall presentation
Creativity, props used
Individual Participation

2
1
2
1
1
1

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Total Marks

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