Why in news?
PM has declared that August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ to acknowledge the pain undergone by Indians due to the partition of India in 1947.
What are the recorded horrors of partition?
What was the Socio-psychological impact?
Is it needed?
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” - Spanish philosopher George Santayana
What are the concerns?
What should be done?
What are the similar ideas in History?
Source: The Hindu, The Guardian