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Partition 70 years on


Partition 70 years on: The turmoil, trauma - and legacy - BBC

Andrew Whitehead looks at the lasting legacy of the Partition of British India, and the turmoil and trauma which marred the birth of the two nations.

Partition at 70 - The New York Times

Seventy years ago, millions of people were uprooted as British India was carved up along religious and political lines. Here are some of their stories. Aug ...

70 Years Later, India And Pakistan Still Feel Impact Of Partition - NPR

Seventy years after the partition of India and Pakistan, both countries are still shaped by the turmoil of that time.

70 years later, survivors recall the horrors of India-Pakistan partition

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the partition of India, an event that triggered one of bloodiest upheavals in human history.

Why Pakistan and India remain in denial 70 years on from partition

Why Pakistan and India remain in denial 70 years on from partition ... On 3 June 1947, only six weeks before British India was carved up, a group ...

Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other ...

Partition, as books in recent years by Yasmin Khan and Vazira Zamindar have shown, was a different process depending on which part of it you ...

Partition... 70 years on: A primer - BBC Newsnight - YouTube

It's the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India. In August 1947, British India won its independence and split into two new states ...

Seventy years of India-Pakistan partition in pictures - Al Jazeera

Seventy years on, partition and the violence that accompanied it continues to shape India and Pakistan.

Remembering Partition: 70 years since India-Pakistan divide

Partition left Hira Gulrajani and his wealthy Hindu family feeling there was nowhere they belonged, though they had initially welcomed the news ...

Seventy-five Years After Indian Partition, Who Owns the Narrative?

Literature once filled in archival gaps by saying the unsayable. Now a younger generation is devising new modes of telling the story and finding new stories to ...

Remembering Partition: 70 Years Since India-Pakistan Split

Overnight, Hindu and Muslim neighbors became fearful of one another; mob violence broke out, leaving hundreds of thousands dead.

The Tragedy of India's Partition, 70 Years Later - Bloomberg

Exactly 70 years ago, after nearly two centuries in power, the British divided their imperial “jewel” into two nations: India and Pakistan.

Partition at 70: What is the legacy of Empire? DEBATE - YouTube

Have we ever properly examined the legacy of Empire? As part of a special on the 70th anniversary of Partition, Kirsty Wark discusses with ...

The tragedy of India's partition, 70 years later - The Economic Times

Exactly 70 years ago, after nearly two centuries in power, the British divided their imperial "jewel" into two nations: India and Pakistan.

Memories of Partition – 70 years on – Special Collections, SOAS ...

This August marks 70 years of India's independence from British rule (15th August) giving birth to 2 nations- a Hindu majority India and a Muslim majority ...

Partition 70 years on: The violence that created Pakistan and India

Following the partition, communities who had previously been living in relative peace erupted in violence along sectarian lines, and Muslim, ...

After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum

The world's first museum devoted to the era. It's called the Partition Museum, and it's located in the Indian city of Amritsar near the Pakistani border.

India partition: 70 years on - Asia Media Centre

For example, partition was created to solve the minority problem, but created new minorities. It was meant to solve issues faced by Muslims in ...

Partition 70 years on: The view from India and Pakistan - YouTube

How do India and Pakistan tell the story of Partition? Secunder Kermani and Justin Rowlatt report for Newsnight. Newsnight is the BBC's ...

70 Years Later, What Partition Has Meant For Pakistan | Here & Now

At midnight on Aug. 14, 1947, the British ended their rule over the subcontinent and divided it into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.