The History Project places Indian and Pakistani textbook narratives side by side to highlight the contrast between them and to point at areas of convergence. It hopes to introduce students to multiple versions of shared past. The project focuses on introducing them to the method of history, through which they can arrive at their own independent conclusions about the past and to foster in them a sense of curiosity about the past.
History Project's endeavors to promote critical thinking in curriculum teaching and learning. "Partitioned Histories: Two Nations.
The book marks the first collaboration of its kind between Indian and Pakistani textbook narratives of the same events
and historical personalities. The content of this book is drawn from the textbooks currently in use in schools in
province of Punjab, Pakistan and in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Visual Strategy
History and Construction
History and Construction
The publication allows the readers to understand the national narratives as promoted by the state curricula in India and Pakistan.
My role in the project was researching on the politics of the conflicts zone, understanding & proposing the visual code
and designing it according to the mission statement. The illustrations highlight the construction of national narratives which shape the ideologies and attitudes of people towards each other. I achieved this by drawing over the historical photographs from the pre-partition
and partition era to signify the element of construction in history. I also designed the layout of the book and oversaw the post production. I’m currently involved with their social media marketing.
Some of the illustrations according the chosen visual code.
To order the hardcopy, please visit partitionedhistories.com or get a copy of your ebook from here
