76 years on, survivors relive tragedy, trauma and healing
The HinduTrilokchand Singh was studying in a college in Lahore when the Partition took place. “There were riots and violence but there were members from all communities trying to save lives too,” he said at an event held to commemorate Partition Horrors Remembrance Day at the Partition Museum in Ambedkar University. short-sightedness’ Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Rajya Sabha MP Sonal Mansingh were present during the event at the Partition Museum in Ambedkar University. Mr. Puri said the country suffered devastating consequences of the Congress government’s “short-sightedness” during the Partition. Several exhibitions were organised in the national capital to observe the day as survivors of the country’s division recalled the horrors they underwent due to it at the time of the Independence and how people from different faiths protected lives.