Curfew Pass: Indian Partition
Object
Pass
Production date
August 1947
Object number
2024.147
Physical Description
Rectangular card with printed typed text, handwritten elements in dark blue / black ink and ink stamps on the front (circular) and reverse (elliptical).
Object history
This pass was issued to Kidar Singh Sharma so he could travel during periods of curfew in Delhi. The curfew was in place as a way to manage the communal rioting taking place during the partition of India to create independent states of Pakistan (east and west) and India.
Indian became independent from British colonial occupation on 14 August 1947 and Pakistan on 15 August 1947. This pass was issued to Kidar Singh Sharma nine days later on 24 August and the subsequently updated on 21 September 1947.
His experiences during the partition of him home country to create India and Pakistan influenced his decision to move to the UK and be with his wife's family in Clapton.
Indian became independent from British colonial occupation on 14 August 1947 and Pakistan on 15 August 1947. This pass was issued to Kidar Singh Sharma nine days later on 24 August and the subsequently updated on 21 September 1947.
His experiences during the partition of him home country to create India and Pakistan influenced his decision to move to the UK and be with his wife's family in Clapton.
Associated Person
Jamdagni, Kidar Singh (Mr) (Used by)
Associated Place
New Delhi (Place)
Material
Card
Dimension
Width: 140mm
Height: 89mm
Height: 89mm
Credit line
From the Jamdagni family archive
On display?
No
Inscription
Front:
Dayals' Press, 5000-9-47
No 708
Curfew Pass (general)
(for non-officials only)
The holder of this pass Mr Kidar Singh Sharma (illegible above) is permitted to be out during the period of the Curfew order issued by the District Magistrate, Delhi on 25-8-47 and as subsequently renewed or amended.
For District Magistrate, Delhi
21-9-47 [looks like the original date was 24-8-47 and then updated]
Dayals' Press, 5000-9-47
No 708
Curfew Pass (general)
(for non-officials only)
The holder of this pass Mr Kidar Singh Sharma (illegible above) is permitted to be out during the period of the Curfew order issued by the District Magistrate, Delhi on 25-8-47 and as subsequently renewed or amended.
For District Magistrate, Delhi
21-9-47 [looks like the original date was 24-8-47 and then updated]