Justice Savinder Singh Sodhi on Partition, Lahore and India-Pakistan Peace | Jugnu Mohsin | 9A1G

In this episode of Jugnunama, Jugnu Mohsin speaks to Justice Savinder Singh Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, about Partition, Lahore, Punjab and the memories that never faded. Born near Gujranwala in 1933, Justice Sodhi was 14 when Partition changed his family and his homeland forever. He recalls the Punjab where Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims and Christians lived together, the loss of ancestral land and his enduring connection with Lahore. They also discuss Partition violence, communal politics, 1984, secularism and whether India and Pakistan can one day reconnect. Can Punjab overcome the legacy of Partition? Justice Sodhi remains optimistic. #Jugnunama #JugnuMohsin #Partition1947 #Lahore #Punjab #IndiaPakistan #PartitionStories #UndividedPunjab Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Justice Savinder Singh Sodhi 01:32 Memories of Nanak Kot and Gujranwala 02:34 Life at Aitchison College Before Partition 03:30 Childhood Friendships Across Communities 05:54 Life Before Partition 06:11 The Shock of Partition 06:59 Family History and Maharaja Ranjit Singh 09:33 From Thousands of Acres to 200 12:20 The Personal Cost of Partition 13:07 Why Lahore Still Lives in Their Memory 14:07 Returning to Lahore and Pakistani Hospitality 16:05 Partition, Memory and Generational Trauma 17:37 From Law to Chief Justice 19:25 The 1984 Anti-Sikh Violence 21:19 Who Fuelled the Violence of Partition? 24:23 Partition, Looting and Communal Division 25:24 The Lasting Legacy of Partition 26:03 Communal Politics and India's Future 28:09 Can Force Keep People Silent? 29:02 Religion, Politics and Division 30:31 Can India and Pakistan Make Peace? 31:38 What Peace Could Mean for Punjab 32:28 Closing #Jugnunama #JugnuMohsin #Partition1947 #Lahore #Punjab #IndiaPakistan #PartitionStories #UndividedPunjab