My Family, Partition and Me: India 70 Years Ago (Family History Documentary) | Real Stories

[@maesha5498]

Thank you so much for creating this. My grandfather escaped Pakistan when Bangladesh was still a part of it. The horrors he saw in East Pakistan, and family and friends he had lost still haunt him till this day. He is a survivor of the genocide in the 70s, and I have been recording his story to be able share with the world one day!

[@abhijitguha494]

I feel a connection here. My widowed grandma sought refuge in India with her 5 children during the partition carnage (1947) leaving her home & hearth behind in Dhaka (East Pakistan). During our growing up years we heard the terrible stories of that era from my father who was a teenager fleeing to India with his widowed Ma & siblings.

[@maurmi]

Yes, in Bengal the 1970-71 genocide was probably even worse

[@pksharma7183]

Gandhi stopped Muslim carnage in India but no such issue for Muslims.....they are 30 percent again.....be ready fir the next partition

[@abdullahlaghari1445]

Nothing happened to east bengal minorities in 1947 or 1971 .they all escaped to get share in kolkata wealth. Only in United punjab massacre happened due stupid politics of master Tara singh

[@pksharma7183]

Where ever they are in majority,,,they will flout human rights...that’s the truth...stark and naked

[@jessicaemilia101]

The Hindu family welcoming Sameer and his grandfather...so kind. Such a beautiful story, Sameer how amazing you got to accompany your grandfather. His words cut so deeply but you were there to support him. I will never be able to do that with my grandma, I had to bring sand back from Cuba for her grave. Somehow I felt like you and your grandfather did it for us. Our humanity can be stronger than our differences. Thank you.

[@jessicaemilia101]

@ I hear your pain screaming and I’m sorry. Look forward. They are two different people. Being part black the racism in the US that is alive and well has struck me to the core and I happen to be with a white man for the last 6 years. His people put mine in chains and some still try. He was a fellow protester with me against racism along with many people of every hue and faith. The lessons of the past have taught us we all need grace. We can BE BETTER and NEVER FORGET while we FORGE AHEAD. I extend my hand to you fam, please come with us but never forget.

[@navneetdadhichi1124]

@ obviously he himself said his father was a member of Muslim League and he himself held Pakistani flag.

@@jessicaemilia101 You should read about India partition in 1947 before I can discuss it with you. I am discussing pain of my people. I don’t think You should introduce white and black problems of USA or your personal story in this to take away from the topic.

[@ArjunSingh-wl9dc]

@@jessicaemilia101 lol, you are preparing us mentally for another masscare.. Being good and being Stupid are 2 different things. If you can not say and accept Hard truth better keep your mouth shut.

[@pksharma7183]

@@jessicaemilia101 u r still to meet a jihadi

[@gisannramharack6332]

Living in the Caribbean and having east Indian traits, this really was interesting yet heartbreaking.. Great documentary

[@pcoronado190]

What would you say you are? West indie or East Indian

[@gisannramharack6332]

@@pcoronado190 both..my great great grandparents from India..came during the time of Indentureship/slavery

[@CrustyUgg]

Wow yes your life was deeply affected by this I bet 😂

[@nad1ax2]

@Abhishek Ghosh ‘East India’ is what westerners call the country of India

[@rubidutta3236]

East india I think west bengal because huge flow of refugees were there to east Pakistan at that time.

[@marshavilkas3512]

My family is Sikh, and my dad's entire side of the family were from Lahore. When I was young, my great-grandfather was still alive, and he told me the stories about growing up in Pakistan and how horrific the Partition was with people turning against each other and being uprooted from their homes. Truly, India wasn't divided. It was Punjab and Bengal that were divided.

[@simarsingh7993]

My grandfather was born in Rawalpindi before partition happened and also family is also Sikh as well too.

[@sushantjha8030]

A minute correction about bengal.....Bengal was already divided along religious lines in 1905 into west and east bengal....West bengal had majority hindus....east bengal had majority muslims....and when muhammad ali jinnah's party won the 1946 provincial elections in punjab and bengal winning all the muslim majority seats.....It was evident that country was going to get divided.....but the most mischivious thing that the british did was to make this divide abruptly which killed millions in punjab in bengal in bihar in bombay....but because the extent of population of hindus and sikhs in pakistan part of punjab was much more than the hindus in east bengal....enormous deaths happened in punjab region....Though the train was running....it was all dead inside!

[@harnaibsingh9789]

You are right, But do you know why did Punjab and Bengal only? Use your knowledge and brain

[@harnaibsingh9789]

@@srmaz565 what's wrong

[@harnaibsingh9789]

@@srmaz565 only violence not the partition Bcz British focus for asure partition was a long Western border from top north to the sea of kaccha, Gujarat And same in the east from top Asam to the Bangla-sea Result is a land-lock state from kashmir to sindh in the west, And same in the east, This was a British plan to block the position and the growth of India through.. it's land connections , Hindu Muslim riots was the game to distruct the focus of Indian leaders *brains* out of the main devil's plan. Destroy india,...

[@trishabiswas6529]

I live in Calcutta...we are hindu ..my grandparents came from Bangladesh ...for saving their lives ! I cried my eyes out while watching this video....my grandpa died 8th sep due to corona he used to say her father was a businessman...and they were 6 siblings...and one day armed men came to their house and told them that this is the last chance they have to leave... otherwise they'll kill all of them by then they had killed the neighbors of my grandpa....Oh lord ! I can't imagine going through this kind of horror .... history was cruel it must not repeat itself..everrrr !!!

[@JI-cs1vk]

🙄 how about Muslims who came from West Bengal side? Do you think they’re life was so perfect? Oh well, you already have one supporter who replied to your comment. Be happy with it.

[@HASAN-gy1yk]

hindus were forced to leave, muslims were also the same!!! this was trap!! and fate!

[@newsjunkieish]

@@JI-cs1vk I don't think she has said anything about Muslims who went from West Bengal. But look at the Muslim population in West Bengal and the Hindu population in Bangladesh. You will understand the difference.

[@JI-cs1vk]

@@newsjunkieish i don’t understand the difference nor i wish to. you ppl always thinks you are the best and superior

[@newsjunkieish]

@@JI-cs1vk So do you. Fact of the matter is that people on both sides died during Partition. But Hindus have systematically been driven out of BD in waves ever since. It is a fact. That kind of post-partition exodus of Muslims is yet to take place from India. So yes, in some ways we are superior.

[@Karmazov]

At 49:37, the Muslim historian is saying that it was totally ethnic cleansing. That statement is false and incorrect because it was not ethnic cleansing; instead, it was religious cleansing. In Punjab, Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims were all ethnic Punjabis, and the only difference between them was the religion. It was the same in Bengal where they were all ethnic Bengalis but separated by religion. Secondly, he said that in Punjab, there were 60% Muslims, and now only 1.6 % are Muslims, but after the partition in Pakistani Punjab, the native Punjabi Hindu and Sikhs are not even 0.0001% of the population.

[@INSTAFLIXMEDIA]

As always it was an Islamic propaganda. Always playing the victim card. They voted for muslim league and the creation of Pakistan yet they were cleansed! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@unknownindian6531]

@@INSTAFLIXMEDIA And virtually nobody left India There are more Muslims in India than in Pakistan

[@ShashankSingh-rp2kv]

U r right. It was religious cleansing bcoz ethnically every one was punjabi in punjab belongs to any religion and ethnically everyone was bengali belongs to any religion.

[@rubidutta3236]

Right, actually in East punjab, muslims stayed back in significant concentrations all throughout the state, especially in Amritsar, Jalandhar, ludhiana, Malerkotla, Sangrur, patiala, moga Muktsar Barnala, Hoshiarpur, Same in haryana and Jammu also, despite severe riots. And delhi don't have to tell. Whole Old Delhi and Nizamuddin area is huge muslim.

[@varundatta24]

@@unknownindian6531 thats because of secular congress...nd divided hindus as the hindus of maharashtra or elsewhere did not stand with their hindu bretheren.....

[@ronnienestor]

Oh, I shed tears on these stories. Giving me so much insight about the history of India and the partition. Cheers from Philippines.

[@davidkumar5698]

The irony lies in the fact that the children of the muslim league leader who wanted a separate pakistan, are now all settled in the west, away from the so called muslim homeland he wanted to create.

[@INSTAFLIXMEDIA]

True that 😂😂

[@unknownindian6531]

@@INSTAFLIXMEDIA Or in India

[@e.k874]

yhea and a lot of hindus went abroad too from hindustan whats ur point

[@davidkumar5698]

@@e.k874 the point is that hindus never wanted a separate homeland and i think even most muslims in present say india did not want, but it was because of the leaders of muslim league that the subcontinent was witness to such a horrific bloodshed, and now children of such leaders are living abroad in luxury while the the common folk of the subcontinent still lives in misery.

[@64deetee]

@forchange optimistic you sound like a sanghi. Shame on you.

[@gabrielleraul]

You know it's a good documentary when you end up crying. Well done. ❤️

[@LoveBD153]

I am from Bangladesh....this video made me emotional....and the hindu family in nowakhali story is very emotional

[@akhanddbangladesh8274]

@Abhishek Ghosh .. Mushfiqur will celebrate as much as & however/ whichever way he wants. .. teach your country men especially India's under-19 players .. how to behave first. .. then we could even consider to even whatever. .. & I'd say "ways to mend relations" is remote. .. there is a single way to do that which is " WEST BENGAL BECOME PART OF BANGLADESH". .... ADIOS AMIGO.

[@supriyoghosh6533]

@@akhanddbangladesh8274 Certainly you are living in delusions.

[@LoveBD153]

@Abhishek Ghosh there are many Bihari and West Bengal, assam muslim living in Bangladesh they face same problems

[@JI-cs1vk]

@@akhanddbangladesh8274 older generations of India knew manners and respect. New generations are worst. They think they own the whole world. Even their older generations don’t like them.

[@unknownindian6531]

@@akhanddbangladesh8274 God forbid we will see Bangladesh go under the sea before that

[@angelophilippopoulos9678]

This is very educational to me about the tragedies of partition. There are many historical partitions that have caused grief and horror. Great documentary!!!

[@somethingaboutbeauty8245]

Hey there Angelo. I’m pretty sure I already know the answer but I don’t like to assume anything about anyone SO I was wondering if you’re Greek??! I’m guessing you ARE going by your last name that’s part of your screen name. I’m also Greek, at least for the most part. My dad is 100% Greek & my Mom’s side is mainly from Wales but they also have some Irish down the line. Anyhow, do you happen to know of any other documentary type of films that are similar to this one but are about Greece??! I’ve really gotten into these type of historical films over the passed 3 or so years but I find so many are one sided no matter what country(íes) the film is about and I thought I would ask. I apologize for the long reply but like I said, I’ve really been into watching these and seeing someone else who has the same sort of background made me feel compelled to ask you this. Thanks so much in advance for any of your help and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Nancy. 😁🇨🇦🌏🇬🇷🙂

[@JI-cs1vk]

@ as if Hindus were such an angels 🙄

[@dss6838]

@@JI-cs1vk it started with direct action day...and who started it?????

[@devakichidambaram9700]

Every body talks of Syrian refugees , the press covers it for days but tragedy of indian partition is worst where million people lost their lives , property. Every time I read or see anything about this partition I start crying

[@anitachoudhry1485]

Don’t worry … the Syrians will also be forgotten like those from the 1947 partition … why have the British paid nothing for their atrocities?

[@devakichidambaram9700]

@@anitachoudhry1485 what you said is true. All of us have short memory and indifferent attitude

[@dss6838]

Also I think, refugees in I dka atleast could stand back on their feet. They are active contributors to society, they progressed, they are mostly not differentiated. They worked hard to stand up and thankfully the conditions were good enough to do so. So that economic or social discrimination is lesser than Syrian refugee cases. Also media might have turned blind eye when it really happened and that was pathetic.

[@damionhogans2947]

“This is not my country… this is not my house” that still breaks my heart watching this a year later. The trauma that man has been through is unimaginable. Partition turned people’s worlds completely upside down and everything that they knew before was taken away (homes, friends, jobs, cultural identities etc.)Hopefully one day( way in the future)the wounds between these two countries can be healed

[@karolkupec2044]

I hope too, unfortunately religions are against it.

[@fahimlodhi4170]

I am Pakistani-American. My family from my fathers side can trace its root to Jalandhar, India. After partition, my family from my fathers side settled in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad area. My grandfather from my dads side was very smart, and was the author of several calculus textbooks. There is one surviving picture from his youth when he was a university student in India. It breaks my heart but I never got a chance to speak to my grandparents about the lives, friends, families, homes and businesses they had to leave behind. I wonder if I have some relatives in the Punjab area of India.

[@somethingaboutbeauty8245]

You should try to find out all you can. Living with the regret will fester and I think you may not feel whole if you always wonder but don’t act. At least if you try, you won’t feel the helplessness of not knowing. I hope and wish the best for you in your journey. Stay blessed my friend. 🙂

[@singhparihar8530]

Fahim lodhi- this is because of ghatiya jinnah

[@kotaniyumiko]

@@singhparihar8530 oh please the Hindus are equally responsible, you think the Muslims would have wanted their own countries if they felt safe living next to their Hindu neighbors?

[@Albetroz1415]

@@kotaniyumiko oh yeah 51 Islamic countries spread all over the world on different continents scared of 1 Hindu majority area in South Asia 😢 it's definitely the Hindu's who spread their religion with sword definitely not Muslims which originated in the Middle East 🤡

[@Nobodyrule6407]

@kotami jumiko let me tell you one thing muslims want their different country almost 99.9 percent muslims agree this nd pakistan is made...80percent of these muslims ancentors are converted from hindu to muslims and thats fact ,,,,,,pakistan is for muslims nd india is for Sanatani (sikh,hindu,jain,bodh etc,,,) but still some sanatani remain in pakistan and muslims in india ,,,we indian accept muslims (30percent now in india2021) but sanatani(sikh hindu jain,bodh )from 20 percent to 1.0 on less percent in 2020 ...still hindus are intolerant ,bla bla bla ....list is really long i don't have that much time for that

[@LindaCasey]

Good lord, what a world we live in ... the more things change, the more we just keep fighting each other. Thank you to those who wish this world to be a better place.

[@musicallyric5159]

Hear the helpless cry of a father to a son, Sammer and his father, melt my heart. Such a bond that will never broken, even death will not. Thank You Sammer for accompanying you father. May that relationship goes in generation to generation. God bless.

[@nadianimmi3476]

Really thy made me Cry too Alhamdulillah he Company his loveing father to fulfill his wish, ❤️Really yu are great Son Allah Ap koh khush Rakhy watching from Jammu My father also left here in Jammu hiding inside home.

[@meetaraikar1585]

That was his grandfather, not a father.

[@javaidsdar]

@@meetaraikar1585 Oh now am confused, thats his dad or grandpa? i thought his dad.

[@ginarozario8945]

Im adopted, but my real mom is a Indian migrant. I wish i knew where i came from and who my ancestors were. Maybe ill get the opportunity to find out. 🤞

[@sheilajacob4732]

Regina De Rozario ...and if you don't get that chance to meet your mom, remember your adopted parents as God's blessings!

[@ginarozario8945]

@@sheilajacob4732 i love my adopted parents unconditionally.as for my real mom ive found her on fb, however have not had luck contacting her. Time well only tell. Its all a waiting game.

[@sheilajacob4732]

@@ginarozario8945 I am very happy for you!

[@INSTAFLIXMEDIA]

@@ginarozario8945 Then you are family

[@tarunsahukari8357]

Do you know what part of India is your mom from?

[@stephensellick7964]

Wow wow wow, So interesting ; so very sad, I have been all over India, been to Pakistan and Bangladesh, I’ve sat and watched this today and cried through out , very powerful. 🙏🙏🙏. God bless you all. ❤️ and respect to you all.

[@ganeshsookram4287]

Just a suggestion @Real Stories u guys should make a documentary about the Indian Indenture Labour System of 1838 of 1 million Indians ship to Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa, Jamaica, Suriname n Fiji

[@ruchikapaul1106]

This video brought tears in my eyes...!!! Can't help myself thinking abt that era where so many people lost their lives,family members,homes and places...!!!

[@zanskar26]

Please upload part 2!

[@margarettcole9357]

Amazing how much pain humanity suffer from this situation I hope we will change to much love

[@krissivamurthy5810]

According to this documentary,Hindus wanted a United India and the other religions wanted to split, which means that Hindus never supported partition as Hindus believe in Vasudeva kutumbhikam, which means we all are a family, if the whole world understands this, The world would be a better place to live

[@71espn]

Not all muslims wanted partition. There were muslims who left the newly formed so called islamic Pakistan to come to India, because they had fought for a united , pluralist India

[@ananyasah8328]

Right

[@mirzaabdulhasankhan6132]

@@71espn Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan aka basha khan

[@mirzaabdulhasankhan6132]

@Abubakar Mohiuddin nope.

[@inderjeetsingh5554]

@Abubakar Mohiuddin .....of Terrorism 😉

[@chellynn7052]

All of these people come from money. Doctors...land owners... Imagine how much worse it was for those who were servants or had nothing. Who couldn't leave due to no money. Such a sad thing.

[@abhijitguha494]

Those people with no means were simply cut down. Massacred. I heard terrible stories from my dad who was a teenager then & was a refugee to India.

[@khalidatws]

These stories are from upper caste landowners/class who are/were themself exploitators of villagers who were fully dependent on them. That why they are very nostalgic about the lost of their privileged life.

[@abhijitguha494]

@@khalidatws This is not a story of caste system or rift between sunnis and shias.

[@khalidatws]

@@abhijitguha494 this not the story of Bahujan either.

[@alijaved6403]

@@abhijitguha494 or brahman and shudars

[@sheila9875]

I'm learning so much about the past from watching documentaries. It's sad that some people's greed ruined a country and killed lots of it's people.

It was religion not just greed . Muslims when in majority refused to live with non Muslim and a few that stayed behind are abused.

[@unknownindian6531]

@ Hindus and Muslims are guilty but all this was formulated by the British All the suffering the British people will go through now will be God's judgment

[@atreya3540]

@ you cant blame it all on muslims

[@shivajithakur7735]

religion did because one religion wanted a separate nation

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Independence was ok but separating India wasn't isn't it !? Separating is one of most harmful British did to India. It was a political game to divide the country.

[@vedicwarriorOriginal]

Nope. The biggest mistake was not going for a clean Partition. Now, the Muslims in India want another separate country. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ History's lessons, when not properly learnt or are forgotten, are destined to be repeated. 🙏

[@dss6838]

Entire world was silent and watched this butchery. That's king George... The GREAT britain... And his daughter sits on throne Shamelessly, never even apologising. Nasty lady.

[@sidtiwari8925]

@Aryan Raj in bengal election they are saying that they contribute 30 percent of population and they can create 4 pakistan

[@sidtiwari8925]

@Aryan Raj kisi n shi kaha humare ghar m jb tk aag nhi lag jati tb tk logo ko samaj m nhi aata bengal m hindu communist atheist sbko mara gya h but tumhe lagta h sirf hindu ko mara h jb tk khud m ghar m aag nhi lagegi tb tk sb bhakt hi lagege tujhe

[@sarojrohilla9421]

Yes you are right Britishers did that their divide and rule policy and now blaming us 😡at present also they are doing that between 🇮🇱 and 🇵🇸 for their own benifit they destroyed our culture, tradition,real education,our roots everything their so called authors wrote false and half reality infact never ever wrote the reality we were the most educated in the past they snatched it they tried to felt us that we our nothing but in reality we are the origin If you want to know something about 🇮🇳 watch Vedios of Abhijit chavda an Indian scientist and historian 🙏

[@ishansharma4276]

What an impactful documentary, I have for the first time witnessed a story of the Bangladeshi migration of a Hindu family and a compelling story of Author Wise, who was a noble Britisher, he actually wanted to establish peace in India. I think I am softened by Mandy's tears and take her tears as repentant of what Britishers caused; a sudden migration and forever dividing India between Hindu and Muslim.

[@juliemackenzie1978]

What interesting stories...I found myself crying through some of the stories...heartbreaking...💔😢

[@prashant8679]

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[@coldblue5158]

@ mughals also responsible for brainwashing these people

[@NMG717]

@@coldblue5158 oh bhai.. bus... mughals...!! Matlab kuch bhee

[@tareqkhan142]

Tears tears and tears,no words.

[@SarahAndrews24]

What a beautiful documentary, brought me to tears.

[@snowbird7377]

Amazing stories of courage in the midst of horror. The first hand accounts are so important for the world to know what happened.

[@shamugapriyasundarrajan6515]

Heartbreaking... We youngsters are enjoying independence but never thought this sort of heart breaking incidents happened in many families during independence.

[@dss6838]

It's just not easy to do that. I hope people shared more stories and we had exposure to that. We all are taught about partition and how some people died... But their stories are hidden without any purpose. I wish they documented it. It's very difficult to empathize with unknown scenario...one can try but such documentaries help more.

[@BigRaj5809]

It was a great documentary. I'm old enough to have spoken with people that suffered through partition. Both sides suffered too many emotions. It really upset me to see a colonist trying to play the victim. The British started the fire.

[@mash6943]

No one Hindus and sikhs or sidhis were in favour of partition.. This was only muslim leagues leaders who spoiled and poisoned Muslim peoples mind..which led to this horrible partition and aftermaths.. Every one suffered..except those Muslim league leaders.. Otherwise hindus or muslims were staying in harmony 😌 My mom used to tell this to me..that there was no BHED BHAV .. but politics,game by Britishers who did nothing to stop violence ruined India and hindu muslims relations

[@shivamchandrol8641]

No Muslims voted for Muslim league which gave them power .

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

@Abubakar Mohiuddin Your attitude is you, you dont know anything about God. 😂

[@syedahamed2362]

@Abubakar Mohiuddin Shut up man!! For once in your life... Shut your religious mouth.. and Enjoy the real india!!

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Abubakar likes poverty life i think , you can find mostly in Islamic countries isnt it !?

[@nethansamuel96]

I heard RSS was pro partition

[@Singthroughheart]

Heart throbbing documentary felt every single emotion. A line couldn't divide the memories and feelings of people. Why can't we have just one religion the religion of Humanity. At that time too politics divided whole nation and at present similar is happening "History is repeating itself"

[@Riversfrndshipforum]

My grandparents migrated from Raja jang, lahore to Ferozepore district during partition. He always had high regards for his village in lahore distt... We always love our punjabi brothers across the border. We r the same people. LotS of love... Punjabis n bengalis suffered the most because of partition

[@Riversfrndshipforum]

@@advocatevarunrathi2831 and who stops you from eating non veg.. Only fools argue on what to eat n what not to. Its always a matter of choice than anything else0

[@travelbuddies7468]

Punjabi bengalis and hindu sindhis

[@Riversfrndshipforum]

@@travelbuddies7468 what u wana say??

[@Riversfrndshipforum]

@@uccforbharat9664 yea.. sindhis too suffered

[@arnabsanyal6603]

In my opinion, Bengali Hindus suffered the most. And that too one-sided there were few who migrated from West Bengal to East Pakistan and the fun fact is that many people who voted for Pakistan came back to India and got important powerful political positions many people like Comrade Syed Mansur Habibullah who became the Law Minister of West Bengal in 1982. In 1947 he voted for Pakistan then went there and became a member of the East Pakistan Communist Party then came back. All India Muslim League won 100 seats from Madras Presidency. The worst thing is that most of the Bengali Hindus are obsessed with Stockholm Syndrome and voted for the commies for 34 years. But at least we Bengali Hindus got our West Bengal through the Bengali Hindu Homeland Movement otherwise we wouldn't exist.

[@ritwikjs]

The man and 43:00 was my Grandfather Lt. Col. Santosh Kumar Sarkar. I've hunted for this whole episode for so long, and though I've heard this story, this is the first time I've heard it from him first hand. He passed away during the pandemic, and this is one of the only videos I have of him. I'm glad it exists, and I'm glad I get to see and here him through this medium. You don't know what you have till it's gone. RIP dadu

[@ShashankSingh-rp2kv]

Watching this documentary is very painful. Can't stop my tears 😭😭

[@shaheenshaik8835]

My grandfather refused to go Pakistan 🇵🇰 and stayed in India 🇮🇳 and he also refused to leave his hindu friends. Today I work as Indian army medic proud to be a Indian 🇮🇳 Muslim Jai hind🇮🇳🙏

[@prashanthhamal]

Thank u for choosing and staying with us over pak❤️

[@chaloouser9496]

Indian soil is Proud of you.

[@r.e.d.0074]

Sad story. Something similar happened to people in my country. Greetings from Serbia

[@MariaLopez-hc2nm]

Yes I know. I was there when it all started.. people's lives torn apart... horrible..

[@samkellig]

How interesting it was that the Documentary of Reuniting Families...have shown some of Their tremendous past Lives. I would've brought up to tears by a sudden mend of Conflicts and issues regards of Seperating a nation that Borders a Crossing Line of each country!! The interviewer herself was giving her perspective about her Story, was a Very Foretelling Secrecy that needs to be Unearth publicly.

[@ManishVerma-zi2cd]

Common people whether in India , Bangladesh or in Pakistan still feels the pain of partition. It was just the politicians of that time and somehow our colonizers for their own selfish goal partioned India into two parts. I litterally cried watching this documentary.

[@rohinisingh1280]

Wow brother you are absolutely correct , if only people will judge the wide picture

[@rmazim500]

Unless some Miracle Happens the people of these 3 countries for foolish Acts of some politicians are destined to Suffer Till Eternity.

[@akhanddbangladesh8274]

The landscape of Bangladesh looks like mesmerizingly Beautiful.

[@JI-cs1vk]

Unfortunately not many understand like you.

[@coldblue5158]

FACT: the muslims were not forced to flee rather they decided to go there.

[@alelisaavedra5456]

This film made me cry. I wish someday there will not be any division at all. That the world will be in peace. Thank you for sharing this film to the world.

[@vix_xie]

These stories have to be told and retold... it is tragic that humankind has resorted to violence way too many times in the past... and to this day

[@somethingaboutbeauty8245]

I absolutely agree for many reasons but mainly because I see a very common theme in the comment section of these films which is that people are bringing this up as if it affects them directly the way it affected the people who actually lived through it & then they’re told they shouldn’t be affected. Here’s the thing: *IT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEM BECAUSE had things NOT happened then they wouldn’t be here as well as it affects them because it would affect how their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc., raised them.* I’m saying this in a very vague & umbrella type of way because of how it affected people by their religion which even in today’s age, religion plays a massive roll in people’s lives & things could be so much more different today had certain things turned out differently if they hadn’t happened at all. SO YES.....people have a very valid sense of how the course of history STILL affects them & others worldwide even til today! I really appreciate that you said this because no one should ever have to keep quiet about what they feel and why & they shouldn’t have to argue with anyone to validate what they feel because no one has the right to dictate what they feel & the meaning of that. Stay blessed and I hope you have a great week coming up, Nancy. 🇨🇦😁❤️🙂🌏

[@somethingaboutbeauty8245]

I just read my comment back and I didn’t realize how long of a post it was so I want to apologize for that BUT I’ve got a feeling that you totally understand that it’s because of how emotional these sorts of events can make someone feel & when you get a chance to express your feelings and thoughts about it, we can tend to ramble on and on. Anyhow, on top of that, I also wanted to thank you for taking the time to read this and/or respond if you end up actually getting the notification for this but considering we all know how bad KZbin’s track record is, I’ll definitely understand if it takes time if at all they send you a notice that I replied to you. Take care, Nancy. 😁❤️🙂

[@daroseohana114]

So sad!!! This documentary made me cry. I pray for peace in this world 🙏

[@ShoutItFromTheHousetops]

Sad to see elderly face the pain of their past which they had no control over. Made me tear up.😢

[@muskansiddikee2171]

The whole documentary was so emotional ❤️😭. Truly humans are complex being. Even when I have nothing to do with any of them or related to them I'm flooding with emotion 😭😭❤️.

[@mishthirastogi33]

This was absolutely heart wrenching to watch... Can someone please send me the link for the second part of this journey... I would definitely want to know more about what happened..

[@abhijeetkumar2196]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHOUgoecoLxleZI There you go. (No, I'm not rickrolling fr lol)

[@muhammadamirbutt6361]

Whole time I was watching this video by God I was crying its so emotional and there are millions other sad stories like this, I heard from my grandfather what was happening those days.😥😥

[@ziaur565]

Excellent documentary on partition of 1947. My father was working in RBI in Kolkata in 1947. He had to flee Kolkata with my mom & eldest sister during the communal riots leaving his valuable materials. We had landed properties also in West bengal but my father could not sell Those properties. Those properties were declared enemy properties by the Indian Govt. He had again started his new life in then East Pakistan now Bangladesh.

[@coldblue5158]

wrong. your father did not have to "flee". rather he left because he believed in the pakistan movement. there are still a lot of bengali muslims in west bengal india today.

[@NMG717]

@@coldblue5158 It proved that you didn't watched the whole documentary.. there was a part where migration of a Muslim leader from Ambala was discussed and the local resident said that he had to flee at midnight otherwise next day he would have been murdered... !

[@neurodivtries4101]

@@NMG717 And what was wrong in that? Why ask for an Islamic nation at first place, then kill non muslims in a jihaad and expect everyone to keep quiet. This is problem with Islam.

[@NMG717]

@@neurodivtries4101 wah bhai wah.. sawal aataa.. jawab chanaa.. dekh tu lo k bat kya ho rahi hai

[@dss6838]

The Indian owned properties are also declared enemy properties. Nothing different.

[@reflectingqueen]

thank you for this film......never heard this part of history before! very revealing.....

[@wot4922]

Very very sad. My family were indentured labourers who volunteered to come or were kidnapped to South Africa by the British in 1860. It's very sad. We have no links to India, nobody to remember our families, just faded photos of our South African families some fervently holding to Hindi rituals and culture. However, it's so diluted, we consider ourselves South African.

[@unknownindian6531]

Great you are definitely South African Only request don't totally forget your heritage

[@wot4922]

@@unknownindian6531 no. We won't let that happen even if Indians from India laugh at our attempts to speak Hindi🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@ganeshsookram4287]

One love brother same here in Guyana n Trinidad

[@NMG717]

As per recent Indian philosophy.. it must be because of Jinnnah, Gandhi and Nehru

[@wot4922]

@@ganeshsookram4287 yes of course. I think you guys were meant to come to South Africa but were eventually taken to the West Indies. Do you remember reading about Mr Biswas in school. We definitely identify with you. Take care brother.

[@anilkoswatte8796]

Dear Anita Rani, many thanks for your wonderful efforts to educate us, ANIl from Sri Lanka,

[@arpanlimbu7517]

I cant imagine how ppl in partition managed to survive my gosh...i literally cried watching this

[@Canuck13]

Many survived with the help of Christian Indian families hiding them.

[@dannygomes4086]

I am from Bangladesh. Unfortunately we are never taught about these atrocities happened in our country more than 70 years ago. Just a shame.

[@manikhussein07]

I am literally crying..😭😭😭

[@muralim8520]

Good document. I can sense the deep emotion exists in the minds of the people of their home land.

[@gurpreetsidhubobbysidhu399]

Very sad stories. People had to go through very damaging hardships. Saddest for all who lost their loved ones.

[@kcmotovlogs1091]

The most heartouching and very beautiful vedio i have ever seen💓.. Thumbs-up to you guys.. And waiting for the 2nd part

[@saumitramunshi8833]

Even my family was horribly impacted by the partition and the riots that followed the partition. My ancestors lived in baris hal dist of east bengal later it became east pakistan. My ancestors lost everything and became refugees in their own country. They suffered for many years. My father uncles aunts grand parents lost everything. They remained hungry without shelter for many days. I feel so so sad whenever I recall the horrible experiences of my ancestors.

[@scythianlord9702]

Just imagine, we, the current generation who are in India are alive, living, thriving, having happy times, having jobs etc. All because of the tremendous pain and misery our ancestors had to go through to ensure we, their future generation live and are safe and have decent lives.

[@akashaich4342]

Bengali Hindus of East Bengal suffered the most. The Intellectuals & Sonar Bangla was made possible by the educated and creative Hindu Bengalis.

[@AvinashPatil-1]

So much pain and sufferings people went through during those days...tears in my eyes throughout this video. Question remains why? Why? Why?

[@gaurav32257]

What a great documentary. ❤️

[@Yash-uo4jm]

I thank you that added British colonials as well, i have met many who love India just like us like the Kipling family and Harringtons.

[@MariaLopez-hc2nm]

And Joanna Lumley..

[@unknownindian6531]

@@MariaLopez-hc2nm Imperialism has no excuses Some of the might have been good and kind than what were they doing in India

[@RS-iz7jr]

Are Bhai aap idhar , CC ki stream pe nhi ja rhe ab?

[@Yash-uo4jm]

@@RS-iz7jr jaaenge pehle Humanbeing ji ke liye ek presentaion bnaai hai woh dikhani hai

[@RS-iz7jr]

@@Yash-uo4jm kis topic pe hai?

[@winstonbachan3921]

I Am Here 🇬🇾 Because They 🇬🇧 Were There 🇮🇳 🌹💓🌹 Religion In Politics Are 2 Faces Of The Same Coins, Design To Divide And Conquer! Because Unity Regardless Of Religion Is Power! Very Sad And Painful Truth! 🇮🇳 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇸🇷 🇧🇧🇵🇰 🇧🇩 UNITY IS POWER FOR CHANGE!

[@mercedesbenz3751]

BR Ambedkar(writer of Indian constitution) wanted an exchange of population after India was divided. Unfortunately it didn't happen. Hence we have some religious problems in India lately.

[@atiqurrahman5346]

when we can see part 2, its really great the first part

[@4Dwooorld]

Thank you ❤

[@dotsanddash8083]

49:34 I’ve a problem with this man, please do ask him how many Hindus Christians Buddhist and Sikhs were left in Pakistan after partition.

[@vijikumar2088]

Great documentary Thanks for sharing

[@kathleenjohnston3129]

The british government have a lot to answer for .

[@dss6838]

Entire world was silent and watched this butchery. That's king George... The GREAT britain... And his daughter sits on throne Shamelessly, never even apologising. Nasty lady.

[@minapoonja4338]

Very Sad. Had tears listening to this documentary. Partition separated my Dad's step mom and half brothers and sisters. They all had to go to Pakistan and my Dad never new their whereabouts since he had left with his Aunt to come to East Africa when my grandfather remarried. Lost total contact. I am sure I have paternal families in Pakistan and but do not know them. It will always be an unknown paternal family history. Partition - Livelyhood Destroyed - Heartbreaking - Separated Families!

[@ZOE-if7pk]

I cried throughout this whole vedio.

[@geetachhabra3115]

Heart-Wrenching Documentary. 🙏🌹🙏

[@readwrite1815]

During the Partition of India , it is estimated that 200,000 to 2 million deaths and 10 to 20 million displaced. It is one of the biggest upheavals in the history of mankind.

[@sumitsingh7835]

My Sister in law (My brother's wife) is Sikh and her family is one of those families who fled to Jammu- then to Delhi(India) from Pakistan, her aunt tells us that their family members were scattered across different districts in Pakistan ( Peshawar, Mirpur, Rawalpindi) all came running to India during the massacre of non Muslims in Pakistan. In particular her aunt's family came from Mirpur at the time when Muslim Tribals(Pashtuns) attacked Kingdom of Jammu& Kashmir. Jammu was safe heaven for those Hindu-Sikh families who escaped massacres in Mirpur,Kotli,Bimber(Pakistan) In India, Western Uttar Pradesh,Delhi were also up in communal flames, Muslims were targeted. Partition could have happened without bloodsheed only if Politicians of that time and The Britsh Govt had done some serious honest work in that regard.

[@amolrattansingh1576]

My fathers' family belonged to Montgomery /Sahiwal, Pakistan and had to come to India leaving their ancestral properties all behind, just like millions of others on both sides of the border. There were good human beings, Hindus and Sikhs, who saved Muslims. Just as there were very good Muslims who saved Hindus and Sikhs. And then there were those on both sides who were only human to look at but were anything but human.

[@rajeevkatyal2342]

My Father family lived in Multan and Mother family lived in Bahawalpur. Both families Migerated to Delhi in 1947. I have heard many stories from them about partition. It's very emotional subject. Best wishes from Multani Indians, #multaniindians

[@adstix]

I'm not a Muslim nor Sikh or Hindu but tears welled up my eyes watching this video! Man's inhumanity to his fellow man can never be justified by religion! I hope the present generation can really rise beyond religious fanaticism! Unscrupulous politicians across the world also need to stop inciting religious sentiments!

[@mohsan635]

I am crying now. Love from Pakistan

[@coldblue5158]

why? you asked for it

[@NMG717]

@@coldblue5158 bara farigh banda hai.. her jaga comment.. matlab kuch bhee

[@mridul7639]

Love from India..

[@pabbip9]

People really don’t understand how recently this was. 70 years is nothing

[@dss6838]

Entire world was silent and watched this butchery. That's king George... The GREAT britain... And his daughter sits on throne Shamelessly, never even apologising. Nasty lady.

[@newsjunkieish]

You are right.

[@newsjunkieish]

@@dss6838 it's because they orchestrated it. Similar violence and chaos was engineered wherever the colonial powers had to leave their colonies.

[@islandsunset]

As someone who can relate to this, the guy going Bangladesh to see his ancestral home was very emotional. My paternal grandfather managed to come to India with his wife leaving behind family. My maternal grandfather came with his wife and brother. Some relatives are still somewhere maybe in India or Bangladesh. I wish I could see where my grandparents grew up in. My maternal grandfather family ancestors were from Barisal district and paternal grandfather's ancestors were from Dhaka but I guess Dhaka district was bifurcated so don't know where they are from exactly.

[@LoveBD153]

Maybe still u have relatives..... Because there are so many hindus living in Barishal .....

[@islandsunset]

@@LoveBD153 I definitely have. My maternal grandfather's brother traveled to Bangladesh in 2008 and met his third brother there. He unfortunately died and I don't have the address. 😭

[@LoveBD153]

@@islandsunset so sad.... Here in Bangladesh every hindu family has their relatives in India....

[@RaviSharma-jq1bi]

Curious to know when the second part will be on air.

[@ruhulamin2005]

What a touchy documentary !

[@S62bhas]

My Grandfather is Andhra served in the WW2 British Indian Army Stationed in Pakistan Peshawar Rawalpindi My Mother Aunty 2 Uncles grew up in pakistan one infant died in pakistan

[@akshaysawant3377]

I belong to Maharashtra, even my Great grandfather was posted to Peshawar 2 of my Grandmothers elder sisters we born der...later he joined Azad Hind Fauz and lived in Rangoon Jungles till 1949 and then returned back to village

[@hithergirlsomeone2775]

And when you got converted bro?

[@arik6774]

My grandma's village is near Bangladesh-india border. Many of their lands became part of India after partition. My eldest aunt was married to a businessman whose family fled to Bangladesh (then Pakistan) from India. My best friends grandpa migrated to Bangladesh from assam(now a part of india).

[@gisannramharack6332]

Let me put away these onions..seem to hv me tear up

[@dgransultanaumdfederationa6661]

35:26 The Transition Between The Photograph Or His Grandfather And To Him, You Can See Just How Much They Look Alike! I Thought I Was Looking At The Same Person When It Transitioned To The Grandson.

[@hopeless5025]

My great grand parents and grand parents migrated from village hamboke near gujjranwala city pakistan to India. Left all the assets there and barely made it to India. They always cried when telling the stories of their birth place. They lost everything including lots of family members.

[@abhijitguha494]

I feel a connection here. My widowed grandma sought refuge in India with her 5 children during the partition carnage (1947) leaving her home & hearth behind in Dhaka (East Pakistan). During our growing up years we heard the terrible stories of that era from my father who was a teenager fleeing to India with his widowed Ma & siblings. What you sikhs & punjabi hindus endured in West Pakistan, we Bengali Hindus endured in East Pakistan.

[@RaviSharma-jq1bi]

Same happened to us, they were quite an affluent in Sialkot, when came to India they had nothing.

[@itsnadaaaa]

My grandparents came from Lahore to Hyderabad, India. I unfortunately never got to visit with my grandparents, but me and my parents did go once, a fascinating and welcoming place.

[@gulammustafa8562]

Don't leave Bangladesh 🇧🇩 zindabad

[@gulammustafa8562]

We love all parts We are the same

[@arung1212]

wow i literally felt that moment and could understand everyones feelings. So the moral of the message is never trust the poilitical parties who play dirty for their own interest rather should be matured enough to deal with any such situation.

[@teresaniumata2742]

Thank you for sharing.

[@Yatri234]

Heart breaking true story...

[@chandymohapatra]

Fantastic documentary..

[@tarunsahukari8357]

I wish and pray our old India becomes India again India+ Pakistan+Bangladesh+Nepal+Bhutan=❤️

[@elimccain1728]

No Sir. We are happy as independent Pakistan. We can try to live peacefully & be responsible neighbors.

[@tarunsahukari8357]

@@elimccain1728 👍🏾

[@Canuck13]

My husband, a Muslim, was born in 1951 in Abbottobad Mansehra Pakistan. Thru a series of events he was taken to Karachi when he was about 6 and adopted by a Catholic Goan family of high status. This has nothing to do with Partition except his adopted parents were in Bombay during Partition. Being Christian and from Goa originally, they were essentially left alone during this time. Many Christian families on both sides of the new borders sheltered Muslim or Hindu families until the worst was over. But this is not reported on. Shortly after Partition my Father-in-law moved to Karachi for a better job. However during the 1960’s Islamic fundamentalism was rising and the Christians were coming under increasing pressure and attack in Pakistan . They were well connected and wealthy enough to get out to Britain. Both my in-laws and my husband (from hearing stories from his Muslim relatives living in Abbottobad) were witnesses to the horrors of Partition. We went back to both Pakistani and India in 1985 shortly after the assassination of Indira Ghandi. Delhi was very tense at that time. Sikhs removed their turbans and bangles and took to wearing crosses so as not to be targetted. I was a red-headed Irish-Canadian who knew the history of these events but was a welcome outsider to listen to their stories. The British had it so good in India for hundreds of years. What a horribly botched exit. They have blood on their hands. I can weep for them all. I loved Pakistan and India. I could have lived in India. A horrible tragedy that makes me cry for all sides and all the people displaced, separated and killed.

[@saiqakhan4148]

Assalamualaikum Debi. Where was your husband born, in Abbottabad or Mansehra, they are both separate cities in North West Pakistan ? I have some family in both cities. Do you and your husband still retain contact with your Muslim or other relatives in Pakistan? We have a well known Christian family from Abbottabad, who have recently shifted to Norwich, England. Rev Riaz is the vicar at St Mary's Church there and used earlier to be vicar at St Luke's, Abbottabad (Mrs Khan )

[@Canuck13]

@@saiqakhan4148 My husband was born in Abbottobad. He also lived in Buffa for awhile then moved to Karachi.

[@Canuck13]

@@saiqakhan4148 Hello. He still has a sister in Abbottobad and a sister in Karachi. Not much contact any more sadly. Abbottobad is such a beautiful place. He still holds birth right vast property there but will give it to his sister I think.

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Wow, people are so welcoming. Is this the case in all of India?

[@ManishVerma-zi2cd]

Yes , it is the same case in all of India. To sense that one should try to see things without any prejudice.😊

[@ManishVerma-zi2cd]

And before trying to defame someone others country by one's sarcastic comment here one should remember their own country history first..😊

[@dss6838]

You believe a lot in media that paints a picture for you. Not your fault...atleast majorly

[@lilycamel-anderson68]

Hermoso documental. Thanks for sharing.

[@umaarabdullah8814]

The consequences of divide and rule policy , introduced by the British. "If they're busy fighting each other then they won't bother fighting us (The british)".

[@AJ-jq3hm]

British introduced that policy, but fkers like Gandhi, Jinnah and Nehru fueled that fire.

[@jatinkhanna76]

You cannot blame the British for this. It was Jinaah and his Muslim league who introduced this concept of a separate nation for Indian Muslims. Also, there was no backlash from Gandhi or Nehru to keep India united.

[@AJ-jq3hm]

@@jatinkhanna76 indeed. On top of that, Gandhi gladly gave the choice to mùșĺìmş(I'm spelling it that way so that youtube doesn't delete my comments),to either live in India or Pak, while Hindus were being persecuted and forcefully displaced from their homes in Pakistan.

[@prashant8679]

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[@prashant8679]

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[@gijuvarghese6545]

Well, I am Indian, born in Ethiopia, raised in Zambia, degree in India & and South African for 31 yrs. The colonies history in 3/4 countries and transition is the same. No wonder my parents loved Ethiopia most. They were never colonized.. Been to west many times..England..stayed there for some 6 months and on holiday recently. Good that the previous colonies, regardless of what popular media says, has progressed very well. I would hate to think of the misery of the locals in those countries

[@Emperor1118]

Jinnah had sought 13% Reserved Parliamentary Seats for Muslims in _United India_ ..... and Gandhi and Nehru rejected this demand.... What led afterwards is tragedy of Indian subcontinent... I love to read _present day British Journalists “crying for lost lives and seeds of current conflicts sown during partition”_ .... Have they ever acknowledged that it’s their own home country that’s responsible for worldwide conflicts today due to role British played throughout the Commonwealth territories? For _then British it was all about “loot of other countries”_ and _now 64 million Brits are realizing “divorce from EU” comes at very high cost_ .... Loss of trade deals with US and EU and almost non-existent Manufacturing base makes entire economy stand on “service and finance / banking industries”....

[@parinismail9520]

Sad history i am crying sad thank you for sharing