Delhi Partition Descendant Research

I need a skilled archival researcher on the ground in Delhi who already understands the nuances of India’s Partition period. I hold names and location of some of the Kochhar family pre-Partition. Your task is to trace forward from those points in time and uncover paperwork that links them to living descendants today.

The investigation must revolve around three key record groups:
• Partition-era government and refugee files, including camp registers, claims applications, and resettlement paperwork housed at the National Archives of India and the Rehabilitation Ministry collections.
• Property, voter, or other address-based ledgers held in local municipal offices, Delhi State Archives, and the Land & Revenue department.
• Family artefacts visible through newspaper notices, obituary columns, and private papers preserved in libraries or community collections.

I’m especially interested in receiving verifiable copies or high-resolution scans of every relevant page you locate, along with full source citations so I can re-order certified copies or follow up in person if needed. Digital photos are acceptable when official photocopying is restricted, but please make sure they are legible.

Acceptance criteria
• Each record bundle clearly matches the name or address I supplied.
• Every image or scan is paired with a brief citation: repository, collection title, file or folio number, and date range.
• A short explanatory note (one or two paragraphs) describes how the document helps move the family timeline forward.

If you enjoy piecing together post-Partition stories and can move efficiently through Delhi’s bureaucratic maze, I’d love to work with you.