Maharashtra Declares August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
The announcement was made through a government circular issued to schools and educational institutions across the state.
The circular states that the objective of the observance is to remember the human cost of the partition and to promote the values of unity, harmony, and national sovereignty.
As part of the observance, schools have been directed to hold educational sessions for students. According to Mahesh Palkar, the state director of education, teachers will speak to students about the partition during the zero period, before the start of the academic day. "It will be a full working instructional day," Palkar clarified.
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