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Jammu, October 1947
Ramanjit Singh Chatha, Jammu - Site of Muslim massacres in October 1947 As the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh refugees from Sialkot and...
Ramanjit Singh
Dec 22, 20205 min read


This Is Not That Dawn
Ramanjit Singh Jhootha Sach, a novel written by Yashpal, one of India's greatest contemporary Hindi language authors, was translated into...
Ramanjit Singh
Dec 4, 20203 min read


Now You Are Free
Ramanjit Singh At the Ferozepur - Kasur border, December 2018 After independence, India is forgetting that what made India great is its secular ethos that has been part of its DNA since the dawn of history. We as people of India are tolerant of others, consider diversity as our strength. Those who invaded us eventually became part of us. Religion is a personal matter and economic development is the primary goal of the government. And the fact that Indian constitution gives eq
Ramanjit Singh
Aug 17, 20206 min read


Through their Eyes
Ramanjit Singh Of all the stories about the partition violence, ones that stand out the most and have a lasting impression are the ones...
Ramanjit Singh
Jul 28, 20203 min read


On the other side of Raavi
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
Jun 15, 20203 min read


Door to Door
- Ramanjit Singh Listening to the Partition stories, the mind wanders into a distant time and tries to grapple with the enormity of human...
Ramanjit Singh
May 8, 20203 min read


Peering Soul
Following the end of the British rule in 1947, Sikh community abandoned their homes, leaving behind numerous spiritual sites across...
Ramanjit Singh
Apr 11, 20201 min read


Project Dastaan
Project Dastaan is a peace project that reconnects refugees of the 1947 Partition to their ancestral homes and communities, communicating...
Ramanjit Singh
Feb 4, 20205 min read


In Search Of Home
- Ramanjit Singh As Hindu and Sikh refugees started pouring into East Punjab, the newly established East Punjab Assembly in Shimla began...
Ramanjit Singh
Jan 31, 20204 min read


Jhelum
Ramanjit Singh 1900 map showing Jhelum District, pre-partition Punjab There's something about Jhelum, its people, its soil that has...
Ramanjit Singh
Dec 30, 20195 min read