The Punjab Partition Forum

Ramanjit Singh Darya Raavi forms a part of the border between India and Pakistan Originating from the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, once part of Punjab Hill States, River Ravi (pronounced as Raavi) enters the present day Punjab from the Madhopur Headworks in Pathankot and then meanders its way south west separating the districts of Narowal and Gurdaspur and then Amritsar and Sheikhupura before entering into the Lahore district. Over the centuries, songs have been writt

Ramanjit Singh How India Kept Lahore's Lights On After Partition In the fever of 1947, in the meeting rooms of Delhi, and London where Pakistan was argued into existence, the men who drew the new world spoke of sovereignty, of religion, of homeland. What they did not speak of, what perhaps they could not bring themselves to fully reckon with, were the wires. The roads. The railways. The canals that crossed every border they proposed. The Muslim League, Jinnah, and the archite

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 ,...