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Stories of compassion from the 1947 Partition

As India was on the verge of Independence and Pakistan was about to be born, the clock struck twelve. Saffron was the color we chose and Green was theirs. And Punjab? Divided, brutalized, vandalized. Punjab, both East and West, were Red. The red of blood. Of hatred. Of wasted lives.

Independence Day Eve: PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to victims of Partition

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to those who lost their lives during the partition of the country in 1947.

1947 partition: A glimpse into the refugee camps

Partition of India was an invisible inheritance. What comes to mind when we talk about ‘inheritance’? Heirlooms; ornaments studded with rubies, lapis lazuli rings, collector’s antiques, Renaissance paintings, property deeds, or maybe even a cash or bond bequest?

Separated during partition, Indian man granted Pakistan visa to visit brother

New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan High Commission to India on Friday issued a visa to Sika Khan to visit his brother Muhammed Siddique and family members in Pakistan, who were separated during the partition in 1947.

Aug 14 to be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi

New Delhi/UNI: August 14 would be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday.