After the Partition: A Shared Cultural Heritage in Essex

After the Partition: A Shared Cultural Heritage in Essex Funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund Over half a million Sikhs, Hindu’s and Muslims came to Britain because of the upheaval of Partition, the promise of economic opportunities and a safer life. In 2024 Essex Cultural Diversity Project was awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for Sikh, Hindu and (Pakistani) Muslim communities living in Essex to reflect on seven decades of their family's lives, to explore experiences, challenges, successes, and social change from 1947 to today. The project will pose the question: how has British culture changed and how have they changed British culture? Throughout the project we have captured people’s memories through oral history recording, films and interviews. We also created a touring pop-up exhibition in the Punjab and in the UK. Read more at https://essexcdp.com/project/afterthe... Indi Sandhu, ECDP Creative Director and CEO said ‘This is an excellent opportunity to for us to highlight the significance of Partition and how it affected people who came to settle in Essex after 1947. Through the project we will raise awareness about diverse communities, traditions, and cultures, and promote community cohesion through a heritage focus on the story of the Partition. We are keen that the second and third generations born in Essex from Hindu, Sikh and Muslim communities connect and communicate with the first generation of migrants from the subcontinent to learn more about the Partition and how they have contributed to the wider society in Essex over the years.’’