The partition of the country and the brunt of communal riots, know what happened on August 14?

New Delhi: 14 August 1947 is a date that can never be forgotten in the history of the Indian subcontinent. On this day, India was partitioned and a new nation emerged on the world map in the name of Pakistan. The partition of the country changed the lives of crores of people forever. Millions of people were displaced and the country faced the brunt of the biggest communal riots of the century. The events on this day changed the geography and history of South Asia.

Major events of August 14

1. On August 14, India’s last Viceroy Lord Mountbatten went to Karachi and addressed the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. During this time the formal process of transfer of power was completed. Karachi was declared the capital of the new nation. Islamabad was later made the capital.
2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as Pakistan’s initiative governor-general. During this time, along with the swearing in, the ‘Dominion of Pakistan’ (which was now Bangladesh, which is now Bangladesh, came into existence within the British Commonwealth.
3. However, with the announcement of the partition of the country, large migration and communal violence started. On August 14, this tragedy was at its peak. There was a large migration of Hindus from Pakistan’s part. All the colors of the faces of these people were missing.
4. The biggest migration in human history occurred on 14 August. Millions of people, including Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, were forced to go to a country to save their lives where they could feel safe. There were attacks on people through trains, bullock carts, walking displacement. There was a fierce bloodshed in the soul.
5. There were a total of 565 princely states under British rule, most of the princely states had taken the final decision to stay in India or Pakistan by 14 August. But the future of major princely states like Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad and Junagadh was still uncertain, which later caused a big controversy.
6. On August 14, where Pakistan was celebrating its independence, preparations for the first Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15 in Delhi were going on loudly.
7. August 14, while Pakistan was a new nation to establish itself on world geography, it was a day of division, displacement, violence for millions of people. The events on 14 August changed the geography and history of South Asia permanently.

Explain that during his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to celebrate Partition Vibhishika Memorial Day in 2021 on the date of August 14. On 14 August 2021, a gazette was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs stating that the present and future generations of India declare Partition Vibhisika Memorial Day on 14 August to remind people of the right torture and anguish during partition.

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