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Hardeep Singh Puri recalls parents' Partition scars on Remembrance Day
A very sad event happened in India a long time ago called the Partition.
When India became its own country in 1947, the land was split and many families had to leave their homes.
It was a violent and painful time for millions of people.
A government leader named Hardeep Singh Puri gave a message to remember this difficult time.
His own parents went through the Partition, and his father escaped to India with only the clothes he was wearing.
Even though they lost everything, his family showed great courage and started their lives over.
Every year, people mark this day as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.
Mr. Puri asked everyone to remember the pain of those who suffered and to honor their strength.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri spoke on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on Friday.
Puri said he was born to parents who bore the brunt and scars of the Partition and carried them throughout their lives.
He called the Partition one of the most brutal, painful and violent human tragedies to unfold.
Puri said his father escaped to India with nothing but the clothes he was wearing and rebuilt their lives from scratch.
He said the Partition meant homes uprooted, memories shattered and relationships broken, while August 15, 1947 gave India its independence.
- Who
- Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister
- What
- Delivered a message on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day recalling his parents' suffering and paying tribute to survivors
- Where
- New Delhi, via the social media platform X
- When
- On Friday, on the occasion of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
- Why
- To remember those who lost their lives to Partition violence and honor the resilience of survivors
Key facts
- Occasion
- Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
- Speaker
- Hardeep Singh Puri
- Position
- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Platform
- Social media platform X
- Location
- New Delhi
- Key family detail
- His father escaped to India with nothing but the clothes he was wearing
- Historical date mentioned
- August 15, 1947 - India's independence
Quotes
Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister of India
“I remember all those who lost their lives to the violence and carnage that accompanied Partition. I also pay tribute to the countless survivors, including my own parents and several members of our family, who lost everything, and to many others, like my father, who escaped to India with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.”
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“The Partition of our country will always be remembered as one of the most brutal, painful and violent human tragedies to unfold.”
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