In July of 1947, Surjan Singh Sood sensed a coming danger. The British
government had announced a plan to divide colonial India into two
separate states and Surjan, having already received threats on his own
life, wanted to move his family to safety. He loaded his wife and
children into a friend's car and sent them away, across the Punjab
province of British India, from Lahore to the city of Ludhiana. At the
time, there was no border to cross between Pakistan and India, and the
family made the trip with only one or two boxes, leaving most of their
possessions at home. To Surjan's middle son, Kulbhushan, it seemed
inconceivable that they would not return. But a month later, Lahore
became part of Pakistan. His father's decision to move the family
quickly to Ludhiana may have saved their lives.
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