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Partition survivors recall horror on last train to India
On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Delhi, survivors aged 86 and 91 recounted their harrowing journeys from Pakistan to India. Shyamji Slawan, eight at the time, recalled the panic and bloodshed on…
The Story in Brief
On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Delhi, survivors aged 86 and 91 recounted their harrowing journeys from Pakistan to India. Shyamji Slawan, eight at the time, recalled the panic and bloodshed on the train from Lahore to Jalandhar. Urmil Lothra, then 12, said her family lost all belongings when cartmen drove away with their luggage before they caught the last train from Sargodha to Ambala. The event at the Partition Museum featured speeches by LG TS Sandhu (read out) and IGNCA's Sachchidanand Joshi, who stressed remembering the agony to keep India united. Museum founder Lady Kishwar Desai said the museum aims to preserve ordinary voices.
The Indian Opinion
Some argue that dwelling on Partition horrors only deepens communal divides, but the survivors' own words show that forgetting is a luxury the victims never had. The speeches at the event, including LG Sandhu's focus on rehabilitation, rightly avoided glorifying suffering. The real test will be whether future generations actively seek out these stories at places like the Partition Museum, or let them fade into silence.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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