Echoes of Partition
By the river Icchamati, where history divides and unites, the remnants of the Taki Zamindari House stand as a testament to a ...
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Six things we learnt from Woman’s Hour’s Partition of India special programme
To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Partition of India, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour dedicated the entire programme to hearing about the forgotten women of Partition. In August 1947 ...
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Partition of India
The partition of India was one of the most tumultuous historical events of the 20th century. In 1947, British India was divided into two separate states, India and Pakistan.
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India’s challenge has been to rebuild a neighbourhood in aftermath of partition, says Jaishankar
Delivering 19th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, EAM Jaishankar also says Pakistan remains exception in ...
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Aakar Patel | If Constitution had weak Centre, could Partition of India have been averted?
As we celebrate yet another Republic Day, there is occasion to think of a different kind of Constitution, one that India chose against. As Congress president in 1946, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad had ...
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Aakar Patel | If Constitution had weak Centre, could Partition of India have been averted?
A counterfactual is thinking about something that might have happened but did not happen. As we celebrate yet another ...
Opinion | In Numbers: How Partition Shaped Independent India's First Three Budgets
The first budget of Independent India described the Partition (1947-48) as the "most poignant human tragedy" outside of war.
The Great Statesman: Manmohan Singh was not just the liberator of India’s economic fortunes but also a genuine grand strategist
Manmohan Singh, India's 13th PM, was a visionary leader who pursued economic reforms and sought reconciliation with Pakistan ...
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India Pakistan Partition
Born in a village in undivided Punjab, now in Pakistan, former prime minister Manmohan Singh's family witnessed first-hand the tragic Partition and he often spoke of communal harmony in his long ...