On the one hand, India and Pakistan are celebrating Independence Day. But on the other, Kaur’s family still remembers the horrors of partition that sent shivers down their spine 72 years ago.
On Independence Day, one major event that followed the announcement of freedom of India and Pakistan in 1947 was the partition. It was not only about formation of two independent countries, but was also about parting people from their families, friends and the land where they were born and had grown up. Here’s why August 15 still sends shivers down the spine of Kaur’s family. They had to flee the murderous path to reach India from Islamabad.
