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14Aug/17

70 years later, a survivor tells tales of India-Pakistan split

August 14, 2017ImmigrationAmritsar, British Empire, Demography, Divided regions, Forced migration, Human geography, Human migration, India, Lahore, Ludhiana, Mass migration, Pakistan, Pakistan Movement, Partition, Partition of India, Political geography, Province/State: Punjab, Punjab, Punjab India, Regions, Sialkot, Sikh, Sudheer Singh Kukreja, War/Conflictsmbale

AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA (REUTERS)- The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 led to one of the largest known mass migrations in the human history with millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims displaced from their homelands. Continue reading →

01Jul/15

HIV positive Zambian woman dies in northern India

July 1, 2015HealthcareAmritsar, Cultural globalization, Delhi, Demography, Geography, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Human geography, India, Neki, NS Neki, Pakistan, Pardeep Sabharwal, Political geography, Punjab India, Social Issues, Travel visa, Twala Kelthasmbale

A Zambian woman, tested positive for HIV, dies in India’s northern Amritsar city. She was in India after Pakistan immigration authorities sent her back for not holding visa to visit their country.

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14Mar/15

Gandhi statue unveiled in London

March 14, 2015PoliticsAbraham Lincoln, Activism, Activists, Amitabh Bachchan, Amritsar, Anti-imperialism, Arun Jaitley, Ascetics, British Empire, David Cameron, Film, Gandhi, Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust, Gandhism, George, Gujarati people, India, Indian Hindus, Indian independence activists, Indian independence movement, Indian nationalists, Indian people, Indira Gandhi, Karan Bilimoria, London, Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Parliament Square, Philip Jackson, Politics, Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Sonal Shah, South Africa, Tolstoyans, United Kingdom, United States, Vallabhbhai Patel, Winston Churchillsmbale

A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi is unveiled in London’s Parliament Square.

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