The Buried Past

You shared a great piece

Thank you so much for sharing this 👍🏼 The more I read about partition and it's affects the more it hurts 💔

Originally posted by: fkhr30

You shared a great piece

Thank you. I think it is important for us to know the context from both sides neutrally since our history books have been biased towards the contributions.

Originally posted by: A_for_Arpita

Thank you so much for sharing this 👍🏼 The more I read about partition and it's affects the more it hurts 💔

You're welcome. The survivors have so many lessons to teach us about the situation at that time.

It is important to take their accounts into consideration and accord them the respect they should have gotten long back in history.

Originally posted by: nautankitadka

You're welcome. The survivors have so many lessons to teach us about the situation at that time.

It is important to take their accounts into consideration and accord them the respect they should have gotten long back in history.

Absolutely 👍🏼

Unfortunately History is written from the point of view of the one in power

Originally posted by: fkhr30

Unfortunately History is written from the point of view of the one in power

Yes, it is important to reconcile views because as a common man, everyone lost more than gained in this brutal scenario 😔

The colonialists / imperialists / occupiers have left such scars on every community that they have imposed themselves on. Today we continue to witness the atrocities of occupying forces throughout the world, from Afghanistan to Palestine, from Western Sahara to Syria and Yemen. For as long as we see ourselves as superior to everyone else, this will continue. Only when man recognizes the worth of his brother will this stop.

If anyone with a keen interest in history would like to read more about the reality that shattered them all, and how India was built from the ruins of humanity: