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Stories of compassion from the 1947 Partition

Aug 15, 2023, at 11:48 pm

As India was on the verge of Independence and Pakistan was about to be born, the clock struck twelve. Saffron was the color we chose and Green was theirs. And Punjab? Divided, brutalized, vandalized. Punjab, both East and West, were Red. The red of blood. Of hatred. Of wasted lives.

Forgotten Valor: Inspiring story of 22 Sikh women amidst partition

May 09, 2023, at 10:30 pm

Finally, in August 1947, British India got much sought-after freedom from the British Raj. It was meant to be a glorious period in India’s history, but it came with a bloody legacy, the stains and scars of which cause anguish even after 75 years.