A collection of partitions.

“Parts of Parts and Stitches,” the play written by Riti Sachdeva is about the 1947 British Partition of India. The play explores the division of families, land, and relationships; things that are severed with the division and demarcation of space. The word “partition” which means “the act and process of dividing something into parts” mostly on the basis of religion, race, and politics, is a central element of war and civil strife in many geographic locations. This post will feature maps of some of those divisions.

1947 British Partition of India (August 14th and 15th):

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Partition of Korea into North Korea and South Korea resulted after the Korean War (1950-1953) and left two politically different nations. North Korea as a communist state and South Korea as a capitalist democracy.

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The Partition of Berlin after the War resulted in East Berlin and West Berlin with the Western Allies (United States, United Kingdom, and France) with West Berlin and East Berlin (Soviet Sector).

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