Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, observed on August 14, commemorates the pain, struggles, and sacrifices of the Partition of India, one of history's bloodiest upheavals
On June 3, 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten set a mid-August deadline for the British transfer of power to India and Pakistan
The August 17, 1947, Radcliffe Award triggered mass migration and violence, with many migrants being targeted, killed, or left in fear of their missing relatives
Women suffered greatly during the Partition, facing abduction, rape, and violence around 2 million people died, and millions more became refugees
On August 14, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Partition's pain endures. Millions were displaced and many lives were lost to senseless violence
The tragedy of Partition transcends words. We remember the millions who lost their lives and faced displacement