Journalist Kuldip Nayar recounted Muhammad Ali Jinnah's despair over Partition's human tragedy. He witnessed streams of people fleeing across the divided Punjab from an aircraft. Nayar also described the devastation and fear he experienced approaching the Wagah border. The scale of the upheaval became increasingly visible as violence escalated significantly. India observes August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to honor the suffering.

Journalist Kuldip Nayar recounted Muhammad Ali Jinnah's despair over Partition's human tragedy. He witnessed streams of people fleeing across the divided Punjab from an aircraft.…

As India marks its 80th Independence Day, the story of Partition remains inseparable from the birth of India & Pakistan -- and the crores displaced by violence. | India News