Today is the second anniversary of the anti Citizenship Amendment Act riots in Delhi. Learn more about it in my blog post. https://www.pritikachowdhry.com/post/2020-delhi-riots-citizenship-amendment-act-protesters-and-echoes-of-the-partition-violence #AntiCAAriots #ComunalRiotsIndia #PartitionOfIndia #PritikaChowdhry #ArtByPritika #PartitionArt https://www.instagram.com/p/CaWQJa2O5-8/?utm_medium=tumblr

When Sikkim wasn't the part of India. . . Sikkim was under the rule of the Chogyal Dynasty. In 1890, under the rule of the British, it became a protectorate state. This meant that it came under the jurisdiction of the British. It acted as a buffer state between China and British India. In 1947, according to a treaty Sikkim’s foreign policy, security and communication came under India’s realm. Yet Sikkim retained its independence. Sikkim’s last monarch Palden Thondup Namgyal married an American, Hoppe Cook. It has been said that she took over the governance of Sikkim after her marriage. She was also accused of being a CIA agent. In 1975, the people of Sikkim rebelled against the monarch which led to its official merger with India. Indira Gandhi after becoming PM established RAW, which carried out an important role to annex Sikkim and to liberate Bangladesh. Almost 98% of Sikkimese voted to join India. In 1975, IPS officer Ajit Doval, who is also the present National Security Adviser went from Mizoram to Sikkim and handled the entire operation. Sikkim’s first chief minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was supporting India throughout this. Sikkim was made a part of India after the 35th Constitutional Amendment. It was on 16 May 1975 that Sikkim, India’s least populous state officially became a part of India. . . Follow us: @timesofhistory . . #sikkim #sikkimtourism #sikkimdiaries #partitionofindia #britishindia #sikkimadventures #panditnehru #nehru #jawaharlalnehru #indiragandhi #liberationwarofbangladesh #indianhistory #sikkimtrip #northsikkim #statesofindia #1947partition #sikkimstories #historyofindia #knowthepast #timesofhistory (at Sikkim) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD8-BhyHUk4/?igshid=ghozzva90lc

When Sikkim wasn't the part of India. . . Sikkim was under the rule of the Chogyal Dynasty. In 1890, under the rule of the British, it became a protectorate state. This meant that it came under the jurisdiction of the British. It acted as a buffer state between China and British India. In 1947, according to a treaty Sikkim’s foreign policy, security and communication came under India’s realm. Yet Sikkim retained its independence. Sikkim’s last monarch Palden Thondup Namgyal married an American, Hoppe Cook. It has been said that she took over the governance of Sikkim after her marriage. She was also accused of being a CIA agent. In 1975, the people of Sikkim rebelled against the monarch which led to its official merger with India. Indira Gandhi after becoming PM established RAW, which carried out an important role to annex Sikkim and to liberate Bangladesh. Almost 98% of Sikkimese voted to join India. In 1975, IPS officer Ajit Doval, who is also the present National Security Adviser went from Mizoram to Sikkim and handled the entire operation. Sikkim’s first chief minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was supporting India throughout this. Sikkim was made a part of India after the 35th Constitutional Amendment. It was on 16 May 1975 that Sikkim, India’s least populous state officially became a part of India. . . Follow us: @timesofhistory . . #sikkim #sikkimtourism #sikkimdiaries #partitionofindia #britishindia #sikkimadventures #panditnehru #nehru #jawaharlalnehru #indiragandhi #liberationwarofbangladesh #indianhistory #sikkimtrip #northsikkim #statesofindia #1947partition #sikkimstories #historyofindia #knowthepast #timesofhistory (at Sikkim) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD89y3eH_Nm/?igshid=lrqr8sjjt9jk

That one line which changed the map of India and separated India and Pakistan. Story begins when the Partition of India was announced. Parliament of United Kingdom passed the Independence of India Act on 15th July 1947. It also stated that British rule in India will come to an end just after one month on 15th August 1947 and this act also stipulated partition of British India into two new nations India and Pakistan. The reason for partition was Pakistan always wanted to get settled as a muslim majority country. India remained secular. So as done by Britishers. Baluchistan, West Punjab and East Bengal region was given to Pakistan. Bengal and Punjab region also consisted of some Hindu and Sikh community respectively. To sort this out two Boundary Commissions were established- one for Bengal and one for Punjab. This was headed by Sir Cyril Radcliffe. The line was implemented after the Partition on 17th August 1947. It was named after him. When the line was implemented there were some problems: • Chittagong Hill Tracts had a moslty Buddhist population, but they were given to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). • The Gurdaspur District was moslty Muslim, but was given to India. • Sometimes the line divided villages, so one part of the village was in each country. At other instances, it went through houses, different rooms of the same house were in different countries. Due to this border India and Pakistan were engaged several times in the war. Some major were 1947, 1965, 1971 and Kargil War of 1999. This border is considered as one of the worst creation in the History of India. The partition of India is a crucial event in the collective memory of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. . . Follow us: @timesofhistory . . #partitionofindia #britishempire #britishindia #indianhistory #historyofindia #historyofpakistan #historyofbangladesh #indopakborder #radcliffe #radcliffeline #indiapakistan #indiapak #borderdispute #historyfacts #historyofpunjab #historyofbengal #independenceofindia #indiapakistan #indianhistorylive #indiahistorypics #pakistanhistory #knowthepast #timesofhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CDi4cTFJ1Vw/?igshid=11vcphukkb70j

BACKGROUND: In August 1947, after nearly 200 years, British colonial rule in India came to an end and the country was partitioned into two independent nation states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. The result was the largest forced migration ever recorded, as millions of Muslims journeyed to West and East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) while millions of Hindus and Sikhs headed in the opposite direction. The partition of India forced millions of people to leave their homes to move to the other state and thousand died due to an outburst of extreme violence. This was the largest forced migration of people that has ever happened, which wasn’t because of war or famine.

Project deadline: 06.05.2019

‪An effort towards all requests to put on record, the horrendous experiences of my maternal-paternal family during the partition of India & the atrocities #hindus faced in #1947 ‪Friends in Delhi, do join to recap‬ ‪centuries old aspirations of some that lead to #horrorsofpartition 🙏🏻‬ #1947 #partitionofindia #storiesofpartition #indipendence #indipendenceday #indianindipendenceday #horrorstories #srijan #srijantalks #srijanfoundation https://www.instagram.com/p/BscUlJRg9tn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ja8ou6y5y71p

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