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'''Partition Horrors Remembrance Day''' is a memorial day on 14 August that commemorates the victims of the [[Partition of India]] in 1947. 14 August was chosen to commemorate the date by the Indian government in 2021 ahead of the 75th Independence Day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/i-day-75-august-14-will-be-observed-as-partition-horrors-remembrance-day-pm-modi-7453278/ |title=August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi |date=2021-08-14 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-says-august-14-will-be-observed-as-partition-horrors-remembrance-day-2510186 |title=PM Says August 14 Will Be Observed As "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day"}}</ref> | '''Partition Horrors Remembrance Day''' is a memorial day on 14 August that commemorates the victims of the [[Partition of India]] in 1947. 14 August was chosen to commemorate the date by the Indian government in 2021 ahead of the 75th Independence Day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/i-day-75-august-14-will-be-observed-as-partition-horrors-remembrance-day-pm-modi-7453278/ |title=August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi |date=2021-08-14 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-says-august-14-will-be-observed-as-partition-horrors-remembrance-day-2510186 |title=PM Says August 14 Will Be Observed As "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day"}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:52, 14 August 2021
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 Overcrowded train transferring refugees during the partition of India, 1947. | |
| Date | 14 August |
| Frequency | Annual |
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is a memorial day on 14 August that commemorates the victims of the Partition of India in 1947. 14 August was chosen to commemorate the date by the Indian government in 2021 ahead of the 75th Independence Day.[1][2]
Gallery
Mode of transport used during the partition of India
Refugee at Balloki, Kasur during the partition of India
Lady Mountbatten among the Hindu evacuees at the Punjab Scouts Camp, Layallpur during the partition of India.jpg
A refugee camp, Punjab, 1947
