Reunions have an incredible power to bring tears of joy, but when they happen after 76 years of separation, they become even more special. After 76 years of separation due to partition, the touching reunion of two cousins unfolded in the historic Kartarpur Corridor.
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This moving meeting, made possible by the power of social media, was announced on Monday by a Pakistani official.
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- Who are Mohammad Ismaeel and his sister, Surinder Kaur?
- How did your reunion happen?
- Where did they meet?
Who are Mohammad Ismaeel and his sister, Surinder Kaur?
Mohammad Ismaeel, 80, and his sister, Surinder Kaur, headed to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur from their respective cities in Pakistan and India, sharing an emotional embrace on a memorable Sunday.
An Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) official said the Kartarpur Sahib administration helped organize the cousins’ reunion and provided them with sweets and langar.
Ismaeel is from Sahiwal district in Pakistan, Punjab, approximately 200 km from Lahore, while Kaur hails from Jalandhar. Ismaeel and Kaur’s families lived in Shahkot town, Jalandhar district, before partition, but were separated during the riots.
Ismaeel’s story was shared on a Pakistani-Punjab YouTube channel.
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How did your reunion happen?
After seeing it, Sardar Mission Singh of Australia contacted Ismaeel and told him about his missing family members in India. Singh gave Ismaeel Kaur’s phone number and her cousins spoke.
Where did they meet?
They decided to meet at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib using the Kartarpur corridor.
Their reunion was incredibly emotional, with touching scenes.
Kaur and her relatives from India also participated in religious rituals at the Gurdwara. The Kartarpur Corridor connects two important places: Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in the Pakistani province of Punjab, where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, rests, and the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in the Indian district of Gurdaspur.
Indian Sikh pilgrims can use this four kilometer long corridor to visit Darbar Sahib without visas.
See also: Here’s another moving video of a reunion.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn