Partition’s final verdict: CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s childhood home in Amritsar lost to history

India’s new Chief Justice, Sanjiv Khanna, traces his roots back to Amritsar, where his family home once stood. Destroyed during Partition and later sold and demolished, the house represents a lost link to his past. Despite his family’s departure, Justice Khanna considers Amritsar a pilgrimage, though the changing cityscape makes locating his ancestral home a challenge.