'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. May the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, the prime minister said, keep “reminding us of the need to remove the poison of social divisions, disharmony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony and human empowerment”. — Narendra Modi August 14, 2021 Pakistan was carved out as a Muslim country after the division of India by the British colonial rule in 1947, and millions of people were displaced and many lakhs of them lost their lives as large scale rioting broke out.

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Central varsity observes ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’
5 months ago

Central varsity observes ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur:The Central University of AP observed ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ on August 14. Vice chancellor Prof. S.A. Kori, Dr Pankaj Kumar, faculty of Political Science, highlighted that the partition stands as one of the most tragic chapters in our history, marking not just the division of land but the rupture of countless lives, families, and communities. As part of Remembrance …

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: Sadhguru Urges Nation to Seek Answers
5 months ago

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: Sadhguru Urges Nation to Seek Answers

News 18  

Spiritual leader Sadhguru, in a video released on his social media handles, reflected on the consequences of the 1947 Partition, which resulted in the butchering of 1 million people and the forced displacement of 6-7 million people. Why Partition,” asked Sadhguru, emphasising the nation’s need to find the courage to confront the harsh realities of the past and seek answers …

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

Partition Remembrance: Honouring the Past, Building the Future

News 18  

The Partition remains a pivotal moment in our nation’s history, marking not only the end of colonial rule but also the birth of Bharat as an independent nation. Prime Minister Modi has always championed the idea that Bharat’s strength lies in its diversity and that our ability to rise above the divisions of the past has allowed us to forge …

Hyderabad Liberation Day: Why India needs to look at the dark realities hidden under the whitewashing
10 months ago

Hyderabad Liberation Day: Why India needs to look at the dark realities hidden under the whitewashing

Op India  

On 12th March, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared that every year henceforth, the 17th of September will be observed as the ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’. pic.twitter.com/RfdnGG9frM — ANI March 13, 2024 Marking September 17th as the ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ is an important step towards truth and reconciliation, as important as marking August 14th as the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. Multiple …

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 …

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 …

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: Exhibitions at Delhi’s railway, metro stations
1 year, 5 months ago

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: Exhibitions at Delhi’s railway, metro stations

Hindustan Times  

Exhibitions on the occasion of the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ will be held across Delhi’s prominent railway stations on Monday, Northern Railways has said. Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is an annual national memorial day, observed on August 14 each year in order to commemorate the victims and sufferings of people during the 1947 partition of India. A Northern Railways official …

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 …

BJP holds silent march on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP holds silent march on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Delhi

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday, held a silent march in Delhi to mark the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day or Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas ahead of Independence Day on Tuesday. While remembering the Partition, several BJP leaders including JP Nadda, Virendra Sachdeva, Piyush Goyal and Parvesh Verma took a dig at the Congress, saying that "due to the mistakes of …

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 …

Horrors of Partition used as fodder to fuel hate and prejudice, says Jairam Ramesh
2 years, 5 months ago

Horrors of Partition used as fodder to fuel hate and prejudice, says Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

The decision to mark August 14 as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” is being used as fodder for current political battles and aimed at dividing the nation, the Congress said on August 14, 2022. In a series of tweets, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said partition cannot be used to fuel hate and prejudice. The real intent of …

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, …

Will Partition Remembrance Day Act Aid in Healing from Tragedy or Reopen Wounds?
2 years, 5 months ago

Will Partition Remembrance Day Act Aid in Healing from Tragedy or Reopen Wounds?

The Quint  

Heaping blame on the doorsteps of Muslims for multiple woes is essential for the Hindutva votaries to enlist the electoral support of large sections of Hindus. Events related to Partition were distorted earlier too, in recent years most importantly by Union Home Minister Amit Shah who accused the Congress during the debate on the Citizenship Amendment Bill of “Partitioning the …

PM Modi pays homage to those who lost their lives during Partition
2 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi pays homage to those who lost their lives during Partition

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition and applauded the "resilience as well as grit" of all those who suffered. — Narendra Modi August 14, 2022 Meanwhile, targeting the Prime Minister, the Congress party said the tragedy of Partition was being used as fodder to fuel "hate and prejudice". Last …

75th Independence Day: Govt to hold exhibitions on 'horrors of Partition' at railway stations, airports
2 years, 5 months ago

75th Independence Day: Govt to hold exhibitions on 'horrors of Partition' at railway stations, airports

India TV News  

Highlights Govt is set to hold exhibitions on "horrors of the Partition" on Independence Day The exhibitions will be displayed at select railway stations, airports Ministry advised "enough arrangements for security should be made for the exhibition" 75th Independence Day: The government is set to hold exhibitions on "horrors of the Partition" at key public places such as railway stations, …

BJP Plans Silent March With Tricolour on August 14 to Remember Horrors of Partition
2 years, 5 months ago

BJP Plans Silent March With Tricolour on August 14 to Remember Horrors of Partition

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will carry out a silent march with the Tricolour on the eve of Independence Day to remember the horrors of Partition. The BJP has been observing August 14 as Partition remembrance day every year, the key features being a silent public march and holding a program in auditoriums. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on August …

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: A Prime Minister determined to flout the nation’s consensus
3 years, 3 months ago

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: A Prime Minister determined to flout the nation’s consensus

The Hindu  

Professor Hans J. Morganthau, one of the greatest philosophers on politics among nations and a recognised pillar of the school of realpolitik, pointed out a fundamental truth about democratic governance. It appeals to the people of the country to maintain peace and communal harmony.” Consensus flouted For the very first time in its history of 75 years of independence, India …

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day" Or "Day Of Reconciliation?
3 years, 4 months ago

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day" Or "Day Of Reconciliation?

Live Law  

I read with mixed feelings the announcement of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, that August 14th should be remembered as the "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day". Can We Positively Reframe "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day"? "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day" is replete with the imagery of the brutality and savagery that accompanied the partition of India. Could the Prime Minister …

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
3 years, 5 months ago

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

News 18  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared August 14 Partition Horror Remembrance Day, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy strongly criticised the government and said “Modi is trying to create history without knowing it”. BJP is the new avatar of Hindu Mahasabha.” “Partition is what people of Bengal will always remember and TMC will counter BJP,” Roy added. He …

India has to march ahead with new pledges for next 25 years: PM Modi on Independence Day
3 years, 5 months ago

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

India Today  

India has to march ahead with new pledges for the next 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday while addressing the nation on India’s 75th Independence Day. "We have to ensure we meet our goal of building Aatmanirbhar Bharat when we celebrate 100 years of India's Independence," the prime minister said. Read: Partition horrors still pain India: PM …

Partition horrors still pain India: PM Modi in address to nation on 75th Independence Day
3 years, 5 months ago

Partition horrors still pain India: PM Modi in address to nation on 75th Independence Day

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day spoke about the decision to observe August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. He said, "We have taken a decision to observe August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, to honour the pain and sufferings faced by the people of India during …

Liberals are angry over 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day': Here's why
3 years, 5 months ago

Liberals are angry over 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day': Here's why

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the 14th of August, henceforth, shall be recognized as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’. She accused Prime Minister Modi of polarising Independence Day through the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. Source: Twitter Then there was the Stanley Pignal who claimed that Prime Minister Modi was celebrating “Partition Horrors Celebration Day”. With the passage of …

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

PM Modi announces #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay on 14th August

Op India  

On the 14th of August, Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day. Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended that silence by institutionalising the conversation around the partition by announcing 14th August to be observed as #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay. Taking to Twitter, PM Narendra Modi announced that 14th August would henceforth be celebrated as Vibhishika Memorial Day or #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay. देश के बंटवारे के दर्द को …

'In Memory of Sacrifices & Struggles': PM Modi Marks August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
3 years, 5 months ago

'In Memory of Sacrifices & Struggles': PM Modi Marks August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

News 18  

In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, 14th August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, 14th August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day,” PM Modi said. He further said, “May the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day keep …

PM Modi says August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
3 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi says August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

India Today  

The pain of partition of the country can never be forgotten, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, adding that August 14 will be remembered as 'Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas' or Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. In memory of the struggle and sacrifice of those people, it has been decided to celebrate 14th August as 'Vibhishika Memorial Day'," PM Modi said …

Of Kipling, modern monarchy ruling the UK and women taking over the world
6 years, 5 months ago

Of Kipling, modern monarchy ruling the UK and women taking over the world

Deccan Chronicle  

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to …

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