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Project marking 70-year partition anniversary seeks to unite communities

By: Eastern Eye Staff

By Reena Kumar INDIA’S partition evokes painful memories for many who were caught up-in the brutal division of the country and the largest mass migration in human history. It was a turbulent period where bloody riots and violence resulted in the deaths of and displacement of millions of families. Now, on the 70th anniversary of the event, a new project is hoping to bring together Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities pitted against each other when the British withdrew from the region. Through a series of events, the Grand Trunk Road project aims to explore the impact of the partition and…

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