A Conversation between Historians on Partition and Memory

Event Details

Join historian Madihah Akhter for an engaging dialogue with Executive Director Anna Toledano on the power of oral history. Together, they will explore personal stories within the 10,000 Memories exhibition and discuss how we preserve lived experiences for future generations.

About the Program
In this conversation-style program, Dr. Akhter takes us behind-the-scenes of how historians collect, record, and interpret the memories of those who lived through South Asia’s independence and displacement. She and Dr. Toledano will discuss the delicate process of capturing memories decades after the fact and the profound role these personal voices play in shaping the South Asian diaspora today. Whether you have family roots in the Partition Archive or are discovering this history for the first time, join us to explore how individual voices help us navigate one of the most significant events of the 20th century.

Madihah Akhter received her PhD in History from Stanford University and has over 15 years of experience teaching modern South Asian history. Her work emphasizes multiple perspectives on Partition—from personal stories to political contexts—and has been supported by a Fulbright Doctoral Fellowship.

Anna Toledano holds a PhD in the History of Science from Stanford, an MA in Museum Anthropology from Columbia, and an AB in History of Science from Princeton.