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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

Partition Stories
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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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