Partition only due to 2 persons: Manik Saha
1 year, 5 months ago

Partition only due to 2 persons: Manik Saha

Hindustan Times  

AGARTALA: India was partitioned in 1947 due to the wishes of only “two persons” though many Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and people from all other religions were against it, Tripura chief minister Manik Saha said at a programme to mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Agartala on Monday. Tripura chief minister Manik Saha “If we think that only Hindus didn’t want Partition, then it would be wrong. Many Muslim leaders, Sikhs and people who were believers in other religions also opposed Partition… Two people were responsible for the Partition,” Saha said. That’s why Prime Minister Narendra Modi started commemorating Partition Horror Remembrance Day on August 14 so that the present generation does not forget the terrifying history of despair caused due to the Partition,” Saha said

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Partition Remembrance: Honouring the Past, Building the Future
5 months ago

Partition Remembrance: Honouring the Past, Building the Future

News 18  

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Partition a historical mistake: Owaisi
1 year, 2 months ago

Partition a historical mistake: Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday called the Partition of India “a historical mistake that should not have happened.” Owaisi was responding to a question from a reporter during a press conference on comments made by Samajwadi Party leader S.P. On local political issues, he accused the Congress of keeping “a door open” to join hands with the BJP …

India's partition was a 'historical mistake', says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
1 year, 2 months ago

India's partition was a 'historical mistake', says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

India TV News  

Describing the partition of India a “historical mistake”, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that the country should never have been divided. Owaisi recalls Maulana Abul Kalam Azad The AIMIM chief suggested reading a book by freedom fighter and the country’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s book ‘India wins Freedom’, and talked about how he pleaded to …

The horrors of partition: How the British left a legacy of unrest which haunts us to this day
1 year, 4 months ago

The horrors of partition: How the British left a legacy of unrest which haunts us to this day

Op India  

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Govt felicitates Partition survivors at Delhi’s Ambedkar University campus
1 year, 5 months ago

Govt felicitates Partition survivors at Delhi’s Ambedkar University campus

Hindustan Times  

Rana Pratap Singh was just nine years old when he left Jahanpur, his ancestral village in Alipur tehsil of Punjab in present-day Pakistan, when Partition was announced. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri felicitates a partition survivor, at a commemorative event on Monday. Through hard work, we made a life for ourselves,” said Singh, who reached Karnal in October 1947 as …

PM pays tributes to victims of partition, Shah describes it as a “dark chapter of history”
1 year, 5 months ago

PM pays tributes to victims of partition, Shah describes it as a “dark chapter of history”

The Hindu  

On the eve of Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to those who lost their lives due to the partition of India into the two countries of India and Pakistan, a day that his government had in 2021 announced would be marked as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”. His cabinet colleague, Home Minister Amit Shah also paid respects to …

When pangs of partition still hurt
1 year, 10 months ago

When pangs of partition still hurt

The Hindu  

Author Geetanjali Shree’s session on ‘The Making of a Masterpiece’ at The Hindu Lit for Life 2023 on Saturday was punctured with sporadic laughter and applause as she spoke about how the word ‘masterpiece’ made her uncomfortable. The acclaimed Hindi author who won the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her book Tomb of Sand spoke about the need to …

Partitioned Freedom: Ram Madhav's new book triggers shift in popular perception of RSS’ view on Mahatma Gandhi
2 years, 1 month ago

Partitioned Freedom: Ram Madhav's new book triggers shift in popular perception of RSS’ view on Mahatma Gandhi

Firstpost  

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ESSAY | Remembering the Dalit experience of Partition on Ambedkar’s death anniversary
2 years, 1 month ago

ESSAY | Remembering the Dalit experience of Partition on Ambedkar’s death anniversary

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:35 IST Remembering and forgetting go hand in hand. At the very beginning, they pay tribute to the “spirit of enterprise” and “hard work” of Partition refugees who came into Delhi. Dutta explained was through their “superior initiative and enterprise”, there is this passage from Greater Delhi about the refugee from East Bengal: “He is …

Nadda Takes Part in Silent Procession to Mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
2 years, 5 months ago

Nadda Takes Part in Silent Procession to Mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

News 18  

BJP national president J P Nadda on Sunday participated in a silent procession in Delhi in remembrance of India’s Partition in 1947 and the tragedy associated with it. The procession from Jantar Mantar to Connaught Place also saw the participation of Union ministers Piyush Goel and Anurag Thakur, BJP vice president Vaijayanti Panda, the party’s Delhi unit president Adesh Gupta …

Partition Remembrance Day: Painful Memories and Lessons to be Learnt - News18
2 years, 5 months ago

Partition Remembrance Day: Painful Memories and Lessons to be Learnt - News18

News 18  

Belonging to a refugee family from West Punjab, I grew up with the pain of being uprooted from our native place with a thought of going back there one day. I still remember one of the elders telling the story of living in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi even after 15 August, converting to Islam to get back one of the female family …

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Recall 'Inhuman Chapter Of Indian History'
2 years, 5 months ago

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Recall 'Inhuman Chapter Of Indian History'

ABP News  

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is observed in India on August 14. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi stated, "Today, on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, I pay homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition, and applaud the resilience as well as grit of all those who suffered during that tragic period of our history." — Narendra Modi August 14, …

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2 years, 7 months ago

June 15, 1947: When Congress accepted Mountbatten plan that divided India on religious lines

Op India  

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Partition of India a 'historic mistake': Farooq Abdullah
3 years, 1 month ago

Partition of India a 'historic mistake': Farooq Abdullah

India TV News  

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How PM Narendra Modi & RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Keep 'Akhand Bharat' Alive
3 years, 1 month ago

How PM Narendra Modi & RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Keep 'Akhand Bharat' Alive

The Quint  

Bhagwat contended that Indian leaders at the time of Partition did not have the vision, courage or conviction to prevent it. The RSS has long argued that partition could have been averted because MA Jinnah died within a few months and it was hastiness on part of Nehru to acquire power that led to a truncated territory being India. In …

Partition did not happen due to Muslims but due to Jinnah: Owaisi
3 years, 2 months ago

Partition did not happen due to Muslims but due to Jinnah: Owaisi

India TV News  

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Mere symbolism won't remove pain of partition: Shiv Sena
3 years, 4 months ago

Mere symbolism won't remove pain of partition: Shiv Sena

India TV News  

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the pain of partition will not go away by mere symbolism, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. "The present-day rulers must take care that seeds of another partition should not be sown from the earlier pain," an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece …

‘Modi Trying to Create History Without Knowing It’: TMC MP Slams Centre over Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
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‘Modi Trying to Create History Without Knowing It’: TMC MP Slams Centre over Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

News 18  

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India has to march ahead with new pledges for next 25 years: PM Modi on Independence Day
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India has to march ahead with new pledges for next 25 years: PM Modi on Independence Day

India Today  

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Historical photo shows Nehru and others voting in favour of partition
3 years, 5 months ago

Historical photo shows Nehru and others voting in favour of partition

Op India  

On the day PM Modi declared August 14 to be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ to acknowledge the pain undergone by Indians due to the partition of India in 1947, an unseen picture of Congress delegates voting in favour of partition has gone viral on the internet. The picture of Congress members, which also included India’s first Prime Minister …

'In memory of the struggles': PM says India to observe 14 Aug as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
3 years, 5 months ago

'In memory of the struggles': PM says India to observe 14 Aug as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

Firstpost  

Modi noted that millions of people were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence caused by the partition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in the memory of the struggles and sacrifices of people, saying the pain of partition can never be forgotten. …

PM Modi announces #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay on 14th August
3 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi announces #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay on 14th August

Op India  

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By agreeing to Partition, Congress kept India united
4 years, 10 months ago

By agreeing to Partition, Congress kept India united

The Hindu  

It has become a fashion these days to blame the Congress for Partition. Cabinet Mission Plan Moreover, documentary evidence, especially the resolution of the Muslim League Council in June 1946 that accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan, proves that the Muslim League’s acceptance was premised on the belief that the Plan was a stepping stone towards the ultimate formation of Pakistan, …

Partition was a historic swindle that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh must see through; steps to undo British wrongdoing necessary
5 years ago

Partition was a historic swindle that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh must see through; steps to undo British wrongdoing necessary

Firstpost  

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Indians have not learned lessons of Partition
5 years ago

Indians have not learned lessons of Partition

Deccan Chronicle  

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Partition imposed on minorities of Pakistan, temples, churches, gurdwaras vandalised: Here is what Modi said
5 years, 1 month ago

Partition imposed on minorities of Pakistan, temples, churches, gurdwaras vandalised: Here is what Modi said

Op India  

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Partition: An event to celebrate, mourn, or forget
5 years, 5 months ago

Partition: An event to celebrate, mourn, or forget

Al Jazeera  

More than 70 years ago today, the Indian subcontinent was divided by its British colonial rulers into two nation-states – India and Pakistan. In the schools that I work in Pakistan, students frequently tell me that they celebrate Pakistan’s independence from not the British Empire but “Hindu India” every August. Mourning a breakup in India As Pakistan celebrates the “making …

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