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Hafta letters: First family of Bollywood, LTA Punjab, populist schemes

AnonymousIn last week’s Hafta, Chetan Bhagat was spot on when he described how minuscule the demands of a typical Indian are and how not only have they adopted a practice of just being submissive to what's happening in terms of poor services, but religion has been at the core of…

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If Shri Ram Janmabhoomi can be reclaimed after 500 years, Sindhu also can be brought back: Yogi Adityanath

Describing the Sindhi community as an integral part of Sanatan Dharma, he appealed to people to take the pledge of “nation first” to prevent a repeat of a Partition-like catastrophe.

The Hindu

New higher secondary textbooks cover State’s history, growth, contemporary developments

New textbooks for HS provide content on State's econ. dev., social movements, historical events & contemporary landscape. Content on Partition, Gandhi's assassination, Gujarat riots, Mughal kings, patriarchy, racism, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Emergency, Varghese Kurien, Naxalbari movement, caste system, Ayyankali, Channar revolt, Kallumala agitation, trade unions, transgender policy.

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Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction aligned with BJP for fear of ED probe: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Pawar slams rebel faction, says they defected to avoid ED probe. He urges party workers to rebuild NCP, stresses importance of social media. Criticizes BJP for misusing power, expresses concern over CBSE circular on Partition.

The Hindu

Partition horrors remembrance day observed

The event was organised to remind the country of the largest human displacement of the last century by the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division

The Hindu

Exhibition at Vijayawada railway station throws light on dark times of Indian history

The Railways played key role in the freedom struggle, providing transport and hope for millions. To remember Partition, galleries were set up at 12 stations and digital museums at three. Vijayawada exhibition was inaugurated by Pingali Venkayya's granddaughter-in-law and Alluri Seetharama Raju's grandson.

The Hindu

Photo exhibition on horrors of Partition brings to light sufferings of people

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day was observed in Hubballi with a photography exhibition at Sri Siddharoodha Swami Railway Station. Freedom fighter Ningayya Danayya Shisambrimath inaugurated the event, attended by MLAs, senior railway officials, and family members of freedom fighters. It aims to bring to light the sufferings of Partition-affected people and…

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Horrors of Partition recalled

Belagavi: Event held to recall Partition horrors at Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2. Bharamanna Gundappa Bakhedi spoke on historical details & Gandhian principles. Children took oath of truth, non-violence & patriotism. Sudhir Sharma, Chandrakant Biradar & faculty members present.

The Hindu

Long-lost siblings reunite after 75 years at Kartarpur

A man and his sister — Sheikh Abdul Aziz and Mahendra Kaur — separated during the Partition 75 years ago, were reunited at the landmark Kartarpur Corridor on May 22

The Hindu

Going to Mokama was exciting, but there was fear too: Jyoti Thottam

A journalist recounts how six Catholic nuns from Kentucky set up a hospital in Bihar in 1947

The Hindu

A musical ode to Faiz’s only poem on Partition

Amira and Vasundhara explore Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ in a sonic landscape of traditional ragas and electronically modified sounds

The Hindu

Silence at the Donmar Warehouse review: a powerful and painful Partition drama

The play is a welcome introduction to events that many would rather forget

Evening Standard

Partition and the heavy bangle of history

India and Pakistan follow different versions of the history of Partition. Moving forward collectively is still best achieved through individual stories and portrayals

The Hindu

Books & films about India's Partition

On the 75th anniversary, scholars share their favorite work that best explains the trauma of a violent division

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The Guardian - US

India and Pakistan at 75: partition remains an open wound as new friction points arise

The global arena in which the nuclear-armed neighbours confront each other is changing radically

The Hindu

Our ancestors chose to be beheaded than being converted during Partition: Haryana CM

He was speaking in Kurukshetra at the State-level programme organized to observe ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’

The Hindu

Karnataka government under fire for dropping Nehru, Tipu from list of freedom fighters

Not included because ex-PM was responsible for Partition, says BJP

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Partition Remembrance Day expo gets under way

Expo stalls in capital, Kollam Junction, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, and Thrissur railway stations

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‘Finally we are together’: partition’s broken families reunite after seven decades

Social media is helping long-lost relatives discover each other after a lifetime separated by the India-Pakistan border

The Hindu

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

Modi had announced last year that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

WEKU

75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually

A virtual reality project helps survivors of India's Partition glimpse long-lost birthplaces they fled as children. Fraught relations between India and Pakistan mean they can't visit in person.

Daily Mirror

The bloody legacy of Pakistan's creation in witness's own words

As Pakistan celebrates its 75th anniversary, Dr Mirza Mohammed Qadeer Baig tells in his own words the repercussions caused when the British left in 1947 and the horrors of Partition

WEKU

YouTube videos are helping reunite loved ones separated by the India-Pakistan border

Two Pakistani friends make videos in which those who lived through India's 1947 Partition describe loved ones they lost at the time. With viewers' help, siblings and others are reunited after decades.

Al Jazeera

75 years of India partition: How tech is opening window into past

As India-Pakistan tensions hamper visits, social media helps people connect and online projects share oral histories.

The Conversation

At 75, Pakistan has moved far from the secular and democratic vision of its founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah

This month marks the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence and of its Partition from British India in a devastating process that uprooted more than 15 million people and resulted in 1 million to 2 million dead. Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs – communities that had coexisted for hundreds of years –…

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