A new museum on the partition of the Indian subcontinent opens in Amritsar. A new museum on the Partition of the Indian subcontinent opens this week, as the two South Asian giants mark seven decades as independent nations. Yet this event that has so deeply shaped not only our subcontinent, but millions of individuals who were impacted has had no museum or memorial 70 years later,” said Mallika Ahluwalia, chief executive officer of the Partition museum . The fact that it will be India’s first Partition museum makes it even more crucial, she said. He was 12 years old as they crossed the border into India, and remembers “big arches welcoming the refugees”.

Source: Mint August 15, 2017 09:22 UTC