Which of the following texts throw ample light on negotiations between the British and the major political parties about the future of India or on the rehabilitation of refugees?

A-Memoirs of local people.

B-Autobiographies of famous writers.

C-Personal writings of high-level functionaries in the government.

D-Memoirs of doctors.

E-Government reports.

C and E

One of the strengths of personal reminiscence – one type of oral source – is that it helps us grasp experiences and memories in detail. It enables historians to write richly textured, vivid accounts of what happened to people during events such as Partition. It is impossible to extract this kind of information from government documents. The latter deal with policy and party matters and various state-sponsored schemes. In the case of Partition, government reports and files as well as the personal writings of its high-level functionaries throw ample light on negotiations between the British and the major political parties about the future of India or on the rehabilitation of refugees. They tell us little, however, about the day-to-day experiences of those affected by the government’s decision to divide the country