Photos, survivor testimonies lay bare horrors of Partition

An exhibition depicting the social, cultural, and emotional dimensions of the Partition was held in the Capital on Thursday as BJP national president and Union Health Minister JP Nadda led a silent march at Central Park here to commemorate Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. The display featured photographs, archival records, survivor testimonies, and artistic depictions, revisiting the human cost of Partition.

The event, attended by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Delhi Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, recalled the mass migration and violence that followed the announcement of Partition in August 1947. Nearly 15 million people were displaced and about two million lost their lives in one of the greatest humanitarian tragedies in history.

The programme included the release of As They Saw It: Partition of India 1947, a book compiling perspectives on the events, and The Derwals and Partition, a DVD presenting a visual narrative of survivor experiences. National School of Drama artistes performed Batawara, directed by Lokendra Tripathi, which depicted stories of displacement and loss.