The story of Partition refugees' assimilation in Delhi is above all a record of their untiring efforts and deep-seated desire to create a space for themselves in the new place. This article, based primarily on oral sources, highlights the various strategies evolved by the refugees to grapple with the troubles they faced and how they worked out means - both fair and others less so - to recreate a new life for themselves.
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