Partition Of India

Why PM is right to say India needs to fix horrors of partition in its national memory

By reacting angrily to a day of remembrance for the horrors of partition, the Left-wing critics have in fact confirmed the worst suspicions of the public

The coronavirus pandemic gave 1947 Partition Archive an unlikely shot in the arm — a series with speakers from both sides of the border

A majority of the speakers who have featured in 1947 Partition Archive's new series come from families of Partition migrants and have enduring cross-border stories of love and friendship to share.

Partition's real cost: Sonam Kalra revisits accounts of separation, loss in a spellbinding performance

The Partition Project is an experimental music performance using songs, poetry, visual imagery and the spoken word — personal accounts of ordinary people who survived and lived through the times of separation.

India-Pakistan Partition wouldn't have happened had Jawaharlal Nehru not been selfish, says Dalai Lama

Preceding the interaction, the Dalai Lama spoke extensively on India's ability to merge its rich traditional knowledge with modern facets of education.

Jawaharlal Nehru-led Congress, not Muhammad Ali Jinnah was responsible for Partition: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah blamed Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad for the Partition of India and not Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan

Bharat: Director Ali Abbas Zafar reveals Salman Khan's film spans over 70 years, revolves around Partition

Bharat is essentially about a man who lives through several significant moments from India’s past to present. It will reportedly go on floors in April.

'Fearless' Dina Wadia, Mohammad Ali Jinnah's only daughter and Nusli's mother, passes away at 98 in New York

Dina Wadia, the daughter of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, passed away at her home in New York on Thursday

Gulzar's upcoming novel Two might be the writer's final exit from the horrors of Partition

Gulzar sahab’s novel Two promises to be the much-needed meditation for the young to know the horrors of the Partition.

Remnants of a Separation: Revisiting Partition through objects migrants carried across the border

Aanchal Malhotra's new book, Remnants of a Separation (published by HarperCollins India) is a unique attempt to revisit the Partition through such objects carried across the border

Partition Museum Amritsar ensures India's sundering won't be forgotten, 70 years on

The Partition Museum Amritsar will be formally launched on 17 August — 70 years after Partition. CEO Mallika Ahluwali tells Firstpost what's in store for the institution: