Partition of India and my escape from Pakistan | Featuring Ram Sharan Ahuja | OpenMind Podcast #3
A wide ranging episode capturing the intricacies of the time of Indian Partition, from the eyes of one who experienced it firsthand. Mr Ram Sharan Ahuja was a 7.5 year old boy caught up in the frenzy and horrors of partition and had to leave his ancestral lands in Pakistan and endure a difficult, perilous journey in finding safety and refuge in India, to start a life all over again. This is the story of the horrors that he and millions like him endured.
Mr Ahuja is an author of two books:
1. The Endless Learning Curve: A memoir of a forever-curious soul (www.amazon.com/Endless-Learni...)
2. Post Independence India - A PERSPECTIVE: The Story of a Country with a Great Heritage, Hopes, Aspirations, Challenges, Successes, Failures, Turmoil, Resilience and a Bright Future (www.amazon.com/POST-INDEPENDE...)
(00:09) - Introduction
(03:19) - Two dates of birth
(10:45) - Family and thriving businesses in Pakistan
(15:20) - Situation deteriorating before partition
(19:00) - Convert and stay, or leave
(20:10) - Finally leaving Montgomery for India
(25:15) - Cyril Radcliff partitioned India
(27:39) - The dangerous train journey to India
(31:55) - Helped by RSS workers in Ferozepur, India
(33:19) - Finding his lost sister from Pakistan
(36:36) - Desperate to protect daughters from Muslim mobs
(38:40) - The generation that saw partition is almost gone
(40:00) - Who was to blame for the partition?
(43:55) - Should the partition have happened?
(46:20) - Message to this generation
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जीवंत हृदयद्रवित करने वाला इतिहास । प्रस्तुति के लिए साधुवाद । हमारी आने वाली पीढियों के लिए महत्वपूर्ण।
@OpenMindFreeDialogues
16 күн бұрын
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"Endless Curve" is a powerful testament to the enduring impact of Partition on individuals and communities and your skillfull storytelling and insightful exploration of historical trauma make this book a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the human dimensions. I love reading your books
@ramsharanahuja4544
11 күн бұрын
Thank you, Sheeba, for your powerful comment on my first book ‘The Endless Learning Curve’. I am sure, you could read my second book ‘Post Independence India (1947-2022) - a perspective’. Kindly wait for the next episode for greater details.
I met with Ahuja sir amazing personality
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An excellent insight into the past. A true, raw narrative as it was lived.
@OpenMindFreeDialogues
22 күн бұрын
Thank you. Appreciate your comments.
Amazing author, lots of insights!!!
@OpenMindFreeDialogues
16 күн бұрын
Indeed. I was grateful for the opportunity. Thank you for your kind words. His books are enlightening too!
Thank you so much for bringing this story to us, I believe a few of us can relate to some of the instances quoted by our grandparents and the struggles they went through during the partition. I could very well relate to the official and actual date of Birth my grandfather also had, and he could write in Urdu. The message is getting lost generation by generation. These books and interviews are not just for us but also for our coming generations.
@OpenMindFreeDialogues
16 күн бұрын
Thank you, Rohan. Indeed, the intent of these interviews is to capture these stories before they're lost to the vagaries of time. Like you, I could relate to that story too. Glad you liked it. You may also want to share it with any members of your family from that era. Appreciate your feedback 🙏
Great Interview 👌nice
@OpenMindFreeDialogues
28 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!