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NATION | The Horrors of Partition

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

A Firm Resolve to Uphold

India’s Unity, Integrity, and Peace

The pain of the country’s partition can never be forgotten. Driven by
hatred and violence, millions of people were displaced and even lost their

lives. To honor the struggles and sacrifices of those individuals, it was
decided to observe August 14 as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.’
This day inspires us to eradicate the poison of discrimination, animosity,
and ill-will, while also strengthening human compassion...

NATION ENDURED THE TRAUMA OF The newly independent India endured the violent
PARTITION agony of Partition, which left lasting scars of suffering
India gained independence from British rule on August on millions of Indians. Partition stands as one of the
15, 1947. Independence Day, celebrated annually largest displacements in human history, affecting ap-
on August 15, is an occasion of joy and pride for any proximately 20 million people. Millions of families were
nation. However, alongside the sweetness of freedom, forced to leave their ancestral villages, towns, or cities
the country had to endure the trauma of Partition. and compelled to start new lives as refugees.

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