The Punjab Partition Forum

By Ramanjit Singh In the sweltering heat of the July 1947, four individuals representing the Muslim, Hindu and Sikh communities under the directions of Sir Cyril Radcliffe deliberated on how to separate a living geography of Punjab. The officials representing the Muslims put forward their proposal on why the Pakistan boundary needs to pushed further east due to different reasons, all justifiable and reasonable in their eyes. The same was true for the Hindu and Sikh representa

Ramanjit Singh   As we read through the Partition stories, the decision to part ways was all encompassing and painful, probably the most critical decision individuals and families made as they evaluated the deteriorating situation unfolding in Punjab.   When does one decide that it is time to walk away? Leave everything, leave their homes, their livelihood, everything they possessed and depart to some other distant place. How does one take that momentous decision and step out

Ramanjit Singh PAKISTAN. Lahore. 1948. Women's camp. There they undergo medical examinations (to control epidemics). A woman taken there from the time of the August '47 troubles has been reunited with her husband but is detained pending verifications before she can leave prison. Camp has 800, but they come and go continually. This woman was separated from her husband for 10 months. They found each other with aid of Indian organization set up for purpose when Pakistan sent Ind

Ramanjit Singh November 1984 - Sikh women in a relief camp, lost their husbands and teenage sons I often ask myself this question, can...

Ramanjit Singh Dr. Manmohan Singh (1932-2024). Born in Gah, Chakwal, District Jhelum. As we grieve the passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh ,...

Ramanjit Singh Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Shimla Conference, 1946 While examining the correspondence between Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru from 1938, where they discussed India's future path and power allocation, a noticeable sense of distrust and arrogance between them emerges. It was evident then that the British would eventually leave India. After the provincial government elections in which Congress gained a majority, the matter of

Ramanjit Singh Reflecting on the events that took place in Jalandhar in 1947 is a heart-wrenching reminder of the depths of human...