HISTORY AND MEMORY OF THE PARTITION OF THE PUNJAB: A CASE STUDY OF THE DISTRICT RAWALPINDI

This paper is an attempt to investigate the violence and communal riots followed by division of India, especially partition Punjab. The that occurred in Punjab during India (1947) a tragic episode South Asian history. Almost seven decades have gone since At time partition, Rawalpindi, Ambala, Multan, Lahore, Jullundur had Muslim majority It was Rawalpindi wherefrom were begun compare whole In district sparked three main factors;1945–1946 elections, Direct Action Day, Khizar Hayat's resignation. More than two thousand people killed mob major affected areas Kalyan Das Mandar, Raja Bazaar, Mai Veero Di Banni, Lal Kurti, Murree Road, Ghaznavi Taxila, Thoha Khalsa, Chaklala, Kartarpura. Though caused hatred among communities (the Muslims, Sikhs Hindus), unfortunately, who witness are dying, therefore, this preserve some migration stories. Keywords: Punjab, violence, riots, 1947 migration.