Displaced by partition, she visited Pakistan home after 75 years
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Displaced by partition, she visited Pakistan home after 75 years

Al Jazeera  

Last month, 90-year-old Reena Chhibber Varma, undeterred by age and ailments, embarked on a journey that many thought was impossible. Lucknow, India – Last month, 90-year-old Reena Chhibber Varma, undeterred by her age and ailments, embarked on a journey that many thought was impossible. India and Pakistan were divided and a lot of bloodshed happened,” she said, referring to a hill town in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. For two years, they could not accept that they won’t return to their home,” Varma said. A video of the welcome Varma got also went viral on social media as people in India and Pakistan exchanged messages of peace and love.

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90-year-old Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her ancestral home
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90-year-old Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her ancestral home

Deccan Chronicle  

Lahore: An Indian woman's long-cherished dream of visiting her ancestral home in Rawalpindi materialised when Pakistan granted 90-year-old Reena Chhibber Varma a visa and she arrived here on Saturday via the Wagah-Attari border, 75 years after leaving the country at the time of Partition. Moist-eyed Varma, immediately after her arrival in Pakistan, left for her hometown Rawalpindi, where she will …

Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her ancestral home in Rawalpindi
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Highlights An Indian woman's long-cherished dream of visiting her ancestral home in Rawalpindi materialised. Indian woman revisits Pakistan: An Indian woman's long-cherished dream of visiting her ancestral home in Rawalpindi materialised when Pakistan granted 90-year-old Reena Chhibber Varma a visa and she arrived here on Saturday via the Wagah-Attari border, 75 years after leaving the country at the time of …

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