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What citizens in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh think 75 years post-partition

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Published on Jan 03, 2025 01:16 PM IST

ByRahul Verma, Nishant Ranjan, Satyam Shukla, Shamik Vatsa, Praskanva Sinharay, Melvin Kunjumon, Yashwant Deshmukh, Sutanu Guru, Gaura Shukla, Aakanksha Bariar

Bapsi captured human foibles, spirit, writes Deepa Mehta

I lost my mother and now Pakistani author Bapsi Sidhwa, a dear friend, has passed away. Her spirit and generosity will be deeply missed.

india news

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByDeepa Mehta

A gendered telling of Partition

The Radcliff Line demarcating the border between the newly independent nations of Pakistan and India was announced on 17 August, 77 years ago. Large scale violence and displacement on both sides of the border in Punjab and Bengal followed. Seven recent novels by women that look at the cataclysmic event

Refugees leaving New Delhi for Pakistan in 1947. (HT Archive)

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Published on Aug 20, 2024 06:26 PM IST

BySaurabh Sharma

Remembrance as healing: Memorialising Partition

The comprehensive memorialisation of the Holocaust serves as a model for how we might approach the remembrance of the Partition

A detailed record of the Partition is essential for historical accuracy and understanding

opinion

Published on Aug 13, 2024 09:21 PM IST

ByAnurag Punetha

Memory fights forgetting when old schoolboy revisits Lahore

A story with a difference with Ajit Sarkar, 89, of Bengali origin revisiting Lahore, as his grandfather chose to move to the liberal city in mid-1870s

Father and son at the Lahore railway station from where the Sarkars had left in July 1947. (Photos courtesy: Amit Sarkar)

cities

Updated on May 05, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByNirupama Dutt

S Jaishankar reacts to US envoy's CAA remark: 'I have principles too'

Days after the Centre notified the rules for the law, the US on Thursday said it is concerned about the notification of CAA in India.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar said other countries have also fast-tracked citizenship of religious groups. (File)

india news

Updated on Mar 17, 2024 01:25 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Childhood friends separated by India-Pakistan partition reunite in US. Watch

The friends grew up in Deesa, Gujarat, and were separated in October 1947 after the India-Pakistan partition. At that time, they were around 12 years of age.

The two friends, who were separated in the India-Pakistan partition, last met in October 2023 and are planning their next reunion in April 2024. (Instagram/@brownhistory)

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Published on Mar 11, 2024 02:36 PM IST

ByArfa Javaid

Owaisi terms India's partition ‘historical mistake’; ‘shouldn’t have happened'

He suggested reading a book by freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s book ‘India wins Freedom’, and how he pleaded not to accept the proposal of partition.

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi(ANI)

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Published on Oct 16, 2023 05:08 PM IST

PTI |

Playback to Partition: A Lahori princess, a ragpicker speaking through windows

The book’s title, The Speaking Window, is a metaphor of sorts. These subjects speak to each other through their stories of the Partition era.

Faisal Hayat, one of the three authors in conversation with his subjects for the book “The Speaking Window”. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 13, 2023 10:56 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Vedant Chandel, Chandigarh

Spotting Khalistan from North America

A group of fugitives are abusing liberal laws in Western democracies to keep the idea alive

Who are these self-proclaimed Khalistanis? (HT_PRINT)

opinion

Published on Oct 04, 2023 05:25 PM IST

ByRamesh Inder Singh

Ardas performed at Akal Takht in memory of Partition victims

The ardas was performed after the bhog (concluding ceremony) of Akhand Path (uninterrupted recitation of Guru Granth Sahib) initiated on August 14 and Gurbani kirtan

Ardas being performed at the Akal Takht in Amritsar on Wednesday. (HT photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 10:59 PM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

Vivek Agnihotri on Mamata Banerjee, The Delhi Files, his Y-category security

Vivek Agnihotri has answers for all controversial questions including why he sued Mamata Banerjee, his security cover and The Delhi Files.

Vivek Agnihotri has spoken about his security cover and his legal tussle with Mamata Banerjee.

entertainment

Published on Aug 12, 2023 06:21 AM IST

ByRuchi Kaushal

'Indira Gandhi govt gave…': PM Modi in Lok Sabha blames Congress for partition

The island, located between Rameswaram (India) and Sri Lanka, was traditionally used by both Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of No-Confidence in the Lok Sabha. (PTI Photo)

india news

Published on Aug 10, 2023 10:34 PM IST

PTI |

Just Like That | India mustn’t forget horrors of Partition

By a conservative estimate, over two million people were suddenly and violently uprooted and displaced in Partition and hundreds of thousands died

Partition is a story we must not forget.(Wikimedia Commons)

opinion

Published on Jun 04, 2023 10:48 AM IST

ByPavan K Varma

UP: No HC relief to Mukhtar Ansari’s sons in enemy property case

The case is related with the enemy property in Jiamau area in UP capital which Mukhar Ansari and his two sons had fraudulently acquired

The land belonged to one Mohammad Waseem, who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India. (For Representation)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2023 10:47 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

90-year-old woman crosses Wagah border to visit home in Pakistan after 75 years

Reena Chhibber Varma left her ancestral home of Rawalpindi in Pakistan 75 years ago during the Partition. Her visa was rejected several times but was finally accepted this time.

Reena Chhibber Varma, who stays in Pune now, travelled to her ancestral home in Pakistan.(Facebook)

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Published on Jul 17, 2022 02:34 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

News updates from HT: Govt notifies Aug 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.

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Published on Aug 14, 2021 09:00 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, New Delhi

Nadda, BJP leaders thank PM for 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' announcement

A day before India's 75th Independence Day, PM Modi, in a tweet on Saturday, announced that in memory of the people's struggles and sacrifices during the Partition, August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’.

BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda thanked PM Modi for his announcement about observing August 14 as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'.(HT File Photo)

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Published on Aug 14, 2021 03:57 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Summer reading list for young adults

Educationist Shivani Wazir Pasrich picks five books that will keep your 11- to 16-year-olds occupied

Five books for the teenagers’ reading list

lifestyle

Updated on Jun 07, 2020 12:29 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByShivani Wazir Pasrich

India is not a nation-state, or a state-nation. It is a civilisational-state

The Right wing does not want to impose a single identity. Instead, it seeks to protect the nation’s diversity

During Partition, a section shifted to another civilisational narrative(Getty Images)

columns

Published on Dec 19, 2019 06:45 PM IST

ByAbhinav Prakash

Blaming the Congress for Partition is a travesty

History matters. With the British continuing to give the veto to Jinnah, that the Congress, with great reluctance, to avoid civil war, and because it was left with no choice, “agreed” to Partition

Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. From its inception in 1906, the Muslim League was a command performance with the sole purpose of acting as a counterweight to the nationalist demands of the Congress(Getty Images)

analysis

Updated on Dec 13, 2019 07:41 PM IST

ByMridula Mukherjee

Kartarpur corridor inauguration: A day of celebration and reflection | HT Analysis

On this historic day, pilgrims will walk down the corridor with gratitude for this unique opportunity

A member of the sangat was known as bhai or brother. It became a melting pot for the high and the low, whose members mixed together without consideration of caste or status. A similar reiteration of this message came through the langar or community kitchen(REUTERS)

analysis

Updated on Nov 08, 2019 08:12 PM IST

ByNavtej Sarna

Actor Dalip Tahil bats for peace between India and Pak

Recalling his roots in Sindh, noted Bollywood actor Dalip Tahil on Sunday advocated for peace between India and Pakistan during the two-day event on Sindhis experience of partition here on Sunday. Tahil made this remark on concluding day of the two-day event: ‘Journey through Sindh: A Lost Homeland’.

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Published on Aug 19, 2019 01:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

Doctor Who fans loved its new episode on the Partition of India. Check out their reactions

Doctor Who fans loved the show’s sensitive and emotional portrayal of the Partition in its latest episode, Demons of the Punjab.

Jodie Whittaker is getting a lot of love as the first woman Doctor on Doctor Who. The series’ two episodes have now made headlines for great stories.

entertainment

Updated on Nov 12, 2018 04:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Review: India Moving by Chinmay Tumbe

Erudite and thought-provoking, Chinmay Tumbe’s India Moving shows that the ongoing Great Indian Migration Wave is the world’s largest and longest voluntary migration episode in migration history

Old ties; new roots: Supporters of Seewoosagur Ramgolam, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, before he spoke for Mauritian independence during a constitutional conference at Lancaster House, London, on July 19, 1965.(Corbis via Getty Images)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2018 09:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByManjula Narayan

Remembering Amrita Pritam, lines from her best poems on her 99th birth anniversary

Amrita Pritam is most remembered for her poem, Aj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (Today I invoke Waris Shah), an elegy to the 18th century Punjabi poet, which also expresses her anguish over massacres during the partition of India.

Poet Amrita Pritam was born on August 31, 1919.(Wikimedia Commons)

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Updated on Aug 31, 2018 08:53 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Book review: History of a country and tale of its humans narrated in a philosophical way

Author BK Karkra narrates the horrors of Partition of India while narrating the story of NRI’s who shift to foreign shores for a better future.

Cover of the book The Tale of Two Countries by BK Karkra.

books

Published on May 18, 2018 05:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHenna Rakheja, New Delhi

A musical tale of an old Delhi

Shahjahanabad: Purani Dilli Ki Dastaan, a musical narrative to be staged this weekend, recreates life in nineteenth century Shahjahanabad through its language, music, culture, festivals and attire

Standing: Syeda Hameed, Lokesh Jain; Seated: Zakia Zaheer and Rene Singh. The four are part of the musical on Old Delhi.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 20, 2018 07:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRana Safvi

Obscene phone calls, ring the doorbell and run: How nuclear rivals India, Pakistan harass each other

In recent days, the foreign ministries of both India and Pakistan have alleged the other side is engaged in the systemic harassment of senior diplomats — and even the school-age children of high commission staff.

India and Pakistan flags at the world culture festival in New Delhi in 2016. The alleged tit-for-tat harassment between the two countries reflects a broader deterioration of India-Pakistan relations in recent years.(HT file)

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Updated on Mar 16, 2018 07:42 PM IST

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This paper is by CPR.

I lost my mother and now Pakistani author Bapsi Sidhwa, a dear friend, has passed away. Her spirit and generosity will be deeply missed.

The comprehensive memorialisation of the Holocaust serves as a model for how we might approach the remembrance of the Partition

A story with a difference with Ajit Sarkar, 89, of Bengali origin revisiting Lahore, as his grandfather chose to move to the liberal city in mid-1870s

Days after the Centre notified the rules for the law, the US on Thursday said it is concerned about the notification of CAA in India.

The friends grew up in Deesa, Gujarat, and were separated in October 1947 after the India-Pakistan partition. At that time, they were around 12 years of age.

He suggested reading a book by freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s book ‘India wins Freedom’, and how he pleaded not to accept the proposal of partition.

The book’s title, The Speaking Window, is a metaphor of sorts. These subjects speak to each other through their stories of the Partition era.

A group of fugitives are abusing liberal laws in Western democracies to keep the idea alive

The ardas was performed after the bhog (concluding ceremony) of Akhand Path (uninterrupted recitation of Guru Granth Sahib) initiated on August 14 and Gurbani kirtan

Vivek Agnihotri has answers for all controversial questions including why he sued Mamata Banerjee, his security cover and The Delhi Files.

The island, located between Rameswaram (India) and Sri Lanka, was traditionally used by both Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen.

By a conservative estimate, over two million people were suddenly and violently uprooted and displaced in Partition and hundreds of thousands died

The case is related with the enemy property in Jiamau area in UP capital which Mukhar Ansari and his two sons had fraudulently acquired

Reena Chhibber Varma left her ancestral home of Rawalpindi in Pakistan 75 years ago during the Partition. Her visa was rejected several times but was finally accepted this time.

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

A day before India's 75th Independence Day, PM Modi, in a tweet on Saturday, announced that in memory of the people's struggles and sacrifices during the Partition, August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’.

Educationist Shivani Wazir Pasrich picks five books that will keep your 11- to 16-year-olds occupied

The Right wing does not want to impose a single identity. Instead, it seeks to protect the nation’s diversity

History matters. With the British continuing to give the veto to Jinnah, that the Congress, with great reluctance, to avoid civil war, and because it was left with no choice, “agreed” to Partition

On this historic day, pilgrims will walk down the corridor with gratitude for this unique opportunity

Doctor Who fans loved the show’s sensitive and emotional portrayal of the Partition in its latest episode, Demons of the Punjab.

Erudite and thought-provoking, Chinmay Tumbe’s India Moving shows that the ongoing Great Indian Migration Wave is the world’s largest and longest voluntary migration episode in migration history

Amrita Pritam is most remembered for her poem, Aj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (Today I invoke Waris Shah), an elegy to the 18th century Punjabi poet, which also expresses her anguish over massacres during the partition of India.

Author BK Karkra narrates the horrors of Partition of India while narrating the story of NRI’s who shift to foreign shores for a better future.

Shahjahanabad: Purani Dilli Ki Dastaan, a musical narrative to be staged this weekend, recreates life in nineteenth century Shahjahanabad through its language, music, culture, festivals and attire

In recent days, the foreign ministries of both India and Pakistan have alleged the other side is engaged in the systemic harassment of senior diplomats — and even the school-age children of high commission staff.

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