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Collections

Curated thematic groupings that bring multiple record types together around a single movement, theme, or historical problem.

culture

Culture, Language & Everyday Life

Pahari and other languages, oral traditions, literature, art, food, crafts, architecture, education, migration, festivals, and daily life.

DAA-COL-0008

elections

Elections & Political Representation

Election history, candidates, parties, reserved refugee seats, turnout, manifestos, boycott calls, disputes, and representation.

DAA-COL-0003

governance

Governance, Constitution & Law

Constitutional arrangements, institutions, legislation, courts, administration, relations with Pakistan, agreements, and legal debates.

DAA-COL-0002

history

History & Memory

1947, agreements, constitutional history, divided families, migration, memorialisation, oral memory, and contested histories.

DAA-COL-0009

human rights

Human Rights & State Violence

Documented violations, restrictions, case records, legal responses, and methodological notes. Sensitive case records follow a separate ethics workflow.

DAA-COL-0004

environment

Land, Environment & Disaster

Forests, water, hydropower, land, displacement, pollution, earthquakes, floods, climate, infrastructure, and disaster response.

DAA-COL-0007

media

Media, Communication & Censorship

Press freedom, internet shutdowns, blackouts, citizen journalism, state narratives, digital witnessing, and misinformation.

DAA-COL-0006

popular movements

Popular Movements & Collective Action

JAAC, labour, students, women, civil disobedience, long marches, sit-ins, community organising, and historical resistance.

DAA-COL-0005

jaac

The JAAC Movement

Flagship launch collection documenting the Joint Awami Action Committee movement: origins, demands, timeline, negotiations, sit-ins, state response, elections,...

DAA-COL-0001