Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

 1. Activity- Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

2. Date and Venue-14^th August, 2022, Sadguru Gadage Maharaj College, Karad

3. Description of activity-

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day marks the suffering of people during the partition of India in 1947 which left 10 to 20 million people displaced and more than 1 million dead. Due to the partition of India, many citizens had loosed their lives in the partition turmoil and also, displaced from their native villages. The Government of India decided to pay homage and tribute to such people by organizing 14th August in every year as a Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.

This day was commemorated in the college on 14th August 2022. Lt. Sandip Mahajan addressed to the students and cadets by covering the importance of this day and also told about how the scarifies of people should not be forgotten.

Principal Dr. Mohan Rajmane also addressed the students and cadets and pay homage to the lives lost in the partition turmoil of 1947.

4. Outcomes

1. Students get knowledgeable about lost of lives during the partition.

2. Students aware about the effect of tragic and horrific events during the partition period.

3. A sense of unity and equality created in the minds of the students by removing any form of discrimination based on religion or caste which is one of the reasons for leaving the partition.

5. No. of students present/ No. of beneficiaries- 137

6. Name of the Collaborating Agency- 19 Mah Bn NCC Karad, 6 Mah Girls Bn NCC Kolhapur, NSS, Gymkhana department, Staff and Students.