Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

• 14 Aug 2026

On 14th August 2026, India observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to honour Partition victims of 1947.

• The day honours those who lost their lives, suffered violence and were displaced during Partition.
• The Government declared 14 August as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in 2021.
• Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in human history, affecting around 20 million people.
• The observance aims to preserve memories of Partition and remind future generations of its human cost.
• It seeks to promote social harmony, national unity and rejection of social divisions.