{"id":12161,"date":"2026-08-14T03:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12161"},"modified":"2026-08-14T03:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:11:04","slug":"a-moment-that-tore-apart-several-lives-pm-modi-on-partition-horrors-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12161","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A moment that tore apart several lives&#8217;: PM Modi on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133227695,imgsize-178438,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-has-observed-partition-horrors-remembrance-day-on-august-14-since-2021.jpg\" alt=\"'A moment that tore apart several lives': PM Modi on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day\" title=\"Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people.\">Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A day ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/independence-day\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independence Day<\/a>, Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> on Friday paid tribute to those affected by the Partition of India, remembering their courage and resilience on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He described the day as an occasion to remember those whose lives were upended by Partition, which &#8220;tore apart several lives, uprooted families and caused immense suffering.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cToday we mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. We recall the courage of all those who were impacted by Partition. It was a moment in history that tore apart several lives&#8230; families were uprooted, loved ones were lost, and immense suffering was endured,\u201d PM Modi wrote in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The prime minister said that despite the hardships, those affected rebuilt their lives from scratch, overcame adversity and made significant contributions to the country&#8217;s progress.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cTheir life journeys remind us of the strength of the human spirit. May this day deepen our resolve to preserve harmony and brotherhood in our nation and collectively work towards building a Viksit Bharat,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>India has observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14 since 2021 to honour those who lost their lives or were displaced during the Partition of 1947.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>India gained independence from British rule on August 15, 1947. However, the birth of two new nations &#8211; India and Pakistan &#8211; was accompanied by the violent Partition, which left deep and lasting scars on millions of people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people. Millions were forced to leave their ancestral homes, villages, towns and cities and begin new lives as refugees.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The upheaval was accompanied by widespread communal violence and the loss of countless lives, leaving a lasting impact on generations that followed.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/a-moment-that-tore-apart-several-lives-pm-modi-on-partition-horrors-remembrance-day\/articleshow\/133227567.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people. 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