The first-ever Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last year, would be observed on August 14. The event will be commemorated with silent marches centred on 75 refugee colonies, according to government sources familiar with the plans.
In the run-up to August 14, the Culture Ministry had planned exhibitions at about 5,000 locations. The photographs and text for the exhibition have been uploaded on the website of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav for participating institutions to download and print, a source said.
Schools, colleges and post offices were among those locations where the exhibition would be displayed from Wednesday till August 14.
The same exhibition was inaugurated at Parliament House on Tuesday and visited by Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, among others.
“The website exhibits the stories of struggles and sacrifices of millions who were displaced during partition. I urge people to organise exhibitions at important public places or through digital platforms to further strengthen the spirit of oneness while being conscious of our past,” Mr. Reddy said in a tweet after visiting the exhibition at Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year announced that August 14 would be marked as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day from 2022.
“Partition’s pains can never be forgotten. Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence. In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. May the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day keep reminding us of the need to remove the poison of social divisions, disharmony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony and human empowerment,” he said.
