| Partition Horrors Remembrance Day | |
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| Official name | English: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day Hindi: Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas |
| Observed by |  India |
| Significance | In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of people during the partition[1] |
| Date | 14 August |
| Next time | 14 August 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 14 August 2021 |
| Started by | Government of India |
| Related to | Partition of India |
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (Hindi: Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas) is an annual national memorial day observed on 14 August in India, commemorating the victims and sufferings of people during the 1947 partition of India.[2] It was first observed in 2021, after announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[3]
The day remembers the sufferings of many Indians during the partition. Numerous families were displaced and many lost their lives in the partition.[4] It aims to remind Indians the need to remove social divisions, disharmony and to further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony and human empowerment.[5]
The partition had left 10 to 20 million people displaced and left 200,000 to 2 million dead.[6][a][7][8][9][10][b]
- ^ "'In Memory of Sacrifices & Struggles': PM Modi Marks August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day". News18. 14 August 2021.
- ^ Rao, Lingamgunta Nirmitha; Ghosh, Poulomi (13 August 2023). "What is 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'? When is it observed?". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Narendra Modi picks August 14 to recall Partition trauma". The Hindu. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "August 14 to be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 August 2021.
- ^ "14 August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi". mint. 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b Talbot & Singh 2009, p. 2.
- ^ Population Redistribution and Development in South Asia. Springer Science & Business Media. 2012. p. 6. ISBN 978-9400953093.
- ^ "Rupture in South Asia" (PDF). United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Dr Crispin Bates (3 March 2011). "The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar (4 February 2013). "India–Pakistan Partition 1947 and forced migration". The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration. doi:10.1002/9781444351071.wbeghm285. ISBN 9781444334890. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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