Childhood friends separated during India-Pakistan partition reunite after years, Watch heartwarming video
The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 separated families, friends and kin. Millions of people were killed and displaced and many were separated from their family and friends forever. Fortunately, some reunited, while some other could never meet. Recently, two childhood best friends who were separated by Partition met after several years in the US. Following this, a video of their heartfelt reunion is going viral over the internet.
The heartwarming video of reunion of Suresh Kothari with his childhood best friend, AG Shakir has been shared by former’s granddaughter Megan Kothari. The reunion meeting took place in the US in October 2023. Notably, the two friends grew up together in Deesa, Gujarat, and were separated in 1947, when they were around 12 years old.
Sharing the reunion video, Megan said, “When his friend reached Pakistan in 1947, he wrote to my grandfather that he had reached and shared his address in Rawalpindi (which to this day my grandfather has memorized). They tried to write to each other over the years, but the tensions between the two countries eventually made it impossible. They had no communication from 1948 to 1982 until a chance encounter with a mutual friend in New York led them back to each other.”
In 2023, they met again after 41 years. In the viral video, the two friends can be seen shaking hands before sharing a warm embrace and spending the evening hand-in-hand.
The caption further read, “The love and respect they still held for each other, despite the geographical and political barriers that had separated them, is profound. It serves as a powerful reminder that the power of human connection can not be extinguished by any government or border.”
After being shared on Instagram, the video garnered a lot of views and nearly 1.25 lakh likes. Reacting to the video, one person wrote, “”We’re brothers and sisters after all. Don’t let political hate divide us.” Meanwhile, another user wrote, “This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in ages.”
A third person wrote, “This made my day! I’m so happy. Tears welled up as he walked fast to his friend. Thank you.” Adding to the comment section, another Instagram user wrote, “This made my whole life. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful moment with us. God bless them both.”
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