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Ram Gali in Lahore! Why Pakistan is renaming places to Hindu and Sikh names like Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar

Pakistan Lahore name change: Pakistan’s Punjab government has approved a plan to restore several pre-Partition street and locality names in Lahore, reviving names linked to the city’s Hindu, Sikh, and Jain heritage. The move, backed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has reignited conversations around Lahore’s lost cultural identity, Partition…

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Pakistan revives pre-partition names in Lahore; Islampura now Krishan Nagar

Several historic streets and roads in Lahore are set to regain their pre-Partition names after Pakistan's Punjab government approved a plan to revive the city's pre-Partition heritage.

The Times of India

UP court orders complaint case against Anjana Om Kashyap over Partition show

A Lucknow court has ordered that a complaint case be filed against Aaj Tak anchor Anjana Om Kashyap over an episode of her show aired on August 14, Live Law reported. A complaint case is a legal plea filed before a court alleging that an offence has been committed.

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Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple review – the many partitions of southern Asia

A deeply researched history that examines colonial and post-colonial faultlines, from Aden to Myanmar

The Guardian - UK

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…

The Hindu

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

Not so much has been written about Bengal— except some things in Bangla: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on writing 'Independence'

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‘Subcontinent yet to learn Partition lessons’

None of the countries in the Indian subcontinent are at peace today and lessons from the Partition are yet to be learned, author and historian Aanchal Malhotra said at the Times Litfest.

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Bengal Partition literature offers more than a stereotypical discourse

It's a question that has continued to haunt till today, even after 75 years of the Partition. Cyril Radcliff, whose fateful line of demarcation divided the Indian territory into a Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan, had never before been to India, nor had he the necessary skills for drawing…

The Times of India

Historian-author Aanchal Malhotra to tell a Partition love story in her debut novel

After penning two notable non-fictions, 'Remnants of a Separation' and 'In the Language of Remembering', author Aanchal Malhotra is all set to try her hands in writing a novel. Titled 'The Book of Everlasting Things', this is a love story which is set in the backdrop of the 1947 India-Pakistan…

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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

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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

Evening Standard

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

The Hindu

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

Salon

Books & films about India's Partition

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

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’

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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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