Mahatma Gandhi, who used passive resistance in the fight for Indian independence, is known worldwide as a symbol of peace. But Americans know much less about the violence that erupted when the British ...
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'Never Forget Pain of Partition': President Murmu's Call for Unity and Progress on Eve of 79th Independence Day
On the eve of India’s 79th Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu delivered a heartfelt and reflective address to the nation, blending pride in the country’s achievements with solemn remembrance ...
Lord Louis Mountbatten, viceroy of India, discusses Britain's partition plan with Hindu and Muslim leaders in the summer of 1947. AP Photo/Max Desfor For both nations, independence almost immediately ...
Aug. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post ...
The 70th year of Indian independence inevitably recalls Partition and the violent division that followed it. In a lecture that considers the lessons for other countries facing similar divisions, ...
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