NCERT Partition Horrors: After the introduction of the new education policy 2020, NCERT is constantly changing its syllabus. In this episode, a new special module has been released by NCERT. The special module of NCERT is going to describe the pain of partition at the time of independence. This module has been named NCERT Partition Horrors.

NCERT Partition Horrors: Since the implementation of the new education policy (NEP 2020), NCERT is constantly changing its syllabus. In this sequence, now a new special module has been released which has been named NCERT Partition Horrors. This module explains in detail the pain of partition at the time of independence and the tragedies related to it. The partition of India is one of the bitterest memories of independence which devastated millions of people and changed the lives of crores forever.

NCERT Partition Horrors Jinnah, Congress and Mountbatten responsible

In this special module, three big names have been blamed for the entire process of partition. The first name is of Mohammad Ali Jinnah who kept the demand of Pakistan adamant. The second name is of Congress which accepted the partition bowing to the circumstances. The third name is of Lord Mountbatten who carried out this entire process in a hurry. Till now the story of partition was often limited to only 'Jinnah's stubbornness' but NCERT has tried to explain it from a broader perspective.

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Mention of civil war in NCERT Partition Horrors

The NCERT module also tells that partition was not necessary but wrong ideas and circumstances separated India and Pakistan. Congress accepted it to avoid civil war and widespread conflict. Jawaharlal Nehru considered it better than civil war even in 'very bad conditions'. Mahatma Gandhi opposed it but in a peaceful manner. At the same time, Sardar Patel called it a 'bitter cure'. This makes it clear that partition was a necessity but its wounds were felt for generations.

According to the module, the haste with which the partition process was completed worsened the situation. Initially the plan was for June 1948 but it was extended to 15 August 1947. The Radcliffe Line plan was incomplete and lakhs of people could not understand which country their village joined. This negligence and confusion further increased the violence and tragedy. NCERT has called it one of the biggest blunders of partition.