Belong Quote by Kirron Kher

My family moved from Rangoon to Rawalpindi during World War II. My father was born in Lahore in 1946. Those were difficult times.

— Rasika Dugal

When I was little, I grew up in a place called Hertfordshire, which is just near London, but out in the country, and I…

— Bat for Lashes

My father was from East Bengal. Having lost everything to the Partition, he came as a refugee.

— Amala Akkineni

Life was difficult for my family, as we didn't know where to go after leaving Kashmir. We settled down in Mumbai, in a suburb…

— Kunal Khemu

“I have grown up listening to my grandparents’ stories about ‘the other side’ of the border. But, as a child, this other side didn’t…

— Aanchal Malhotra

I was in Lahore before the partition, so I don't believe that a border can truly separate Punjab. I still think of it as…

— Yash Chopra

It has become a big tragedy in a way: if somebody's parents has 2 acres, they get them to sell the land and send…

— Amarinder Singh

My forefathers were from Punjab and so were my parents before they shifted to Delhi. And let me make this very clear - I…

— Nagma

I've been to India loads of times because of mum. She was actually born in Quetta in what is now Pakistan, before Partition.

— Amanda Redman

I was the first member of my family to cross into Pakistan and find his ancestral village.

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

I am from Himachal, but Punjab is my second home, as I have nourished my career from this state only.

— The Great Khali

My country is India but my motherland remains Pakistan.

— Gulzar