Partition stories: 'We left Amritsar and migrated to Lyallpur'

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. touring India during the partition riots following Independence 1947. Gandhi (2 October 1869 Ð 30 January 1948). was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. touring India during the partition riots following Independence 1947. Gandhi (2 October 1869 Ð 30 January 1948). was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India Source: Getty / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group

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Born in August 1932, Maqsood Ahmad Sheikh is 90 years old. In this episode he is sharing his memories of partition.

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7th August 1947: Muslim women boarding a train at New Delhi in India .
Map of India before the Partition of the British Indian Empire that led to the creation of India and Pakistan 1947
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7th August 1947: One of 30 special trains leaving New Delhi Station which will take the staff of the Pakistan government to Karachi. Muslim League National Guards stand to attention in honour of the departure. 600 Delhi muslims were relocated to Pakistan following the partition