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048 | Women leaders of the Muslim League released from the Lahore Women's Jail on February 26, 1947.
1947
Pictured left to right: Nasira Siddiqi (behind Jahan Ara's right shoulder), Jahan Ara Shahnawaz (center left in a white hijab and flower garlands), Mumtaz Shah Nawaz (behind Jahan Ara's left shoulder, holding the pole of a flag), Fatima Begam (behind Jahan Ara's left shoulder wearing glasses), Geeti Ara (on Fatima Begam's left side wearing sunglasses), and Begam Salma Tasadduq Husain (on Geeti Ara's left side wearing garlands).
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Toward Partition and Beyond: The Photographs of Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti
Toward Partition and Beyond showcases the photographs of Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti (1921-1975), who documented the political activism that led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Mr. Bhatti's photographs also capture the destruction, violence, displacement, and loss of life that took place in the lead up to and in the wake of the Partition of India.
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- Creator of work
- Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti
- Language
- English
- Geographic Origin
- India
- Subject
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- Religion
- Islam
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Pictured left to right: Nasira Siddiqi (behind Jahan Ara's right shoulder), Jahan Ara Shahnawaz (center left in a white hijab and flower garlands), Mumtaz Shah Nawaz (behind Jahan Ara's left shoulder, holding the pole of a flag), Fatima Begam (behind Jahan Ara's left shoulder wearing glasses), Geeti Ara (on Fatima Begam's left side wearing sunglasses), and Begam Salma Tasadduq Husain (on Geeti Ara's left side wearing garlands).
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- Title
- 048 | Women leaders of the Muslim League released from the Lahore Women's Jail on February 26, 1947.
- Sort Title
- 048 | women leaders of the muslim league released from the lahore women's jail on february 26, 1947.
- Creator of work
- Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1947
- Format
- Photographs
- Provenance
- Contributed by the family of Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
Discovery Information
- Subject
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- Politics and government
- Islam and politics
- Nationalism
- Religion
- Islam
- Keywords
- Pakistan Movement
- activism
- Begam Bashir Ahmad
- Geographic Origin
- India
Physical Characteristics
- Page Count
- 1
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Toward Partition and Beyond: The Photographs of Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti
- Box number
- 1
- Folder number
- 48
- Barcode
- dgScan-090708-0003
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/ephemera_folders/1341c447-685e-4393-8f9e-0388c9d24202/manifest