Partition of India - Wikipedia
WEBThe Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent dominions in South Asia: India and Pakistan.
Partition of India | Summary, Cause, Effects, & Significance
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Partition of India, division of British India into the independent countries of India and Pakistan according to the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament on July 18, 1947. Set to take effect on August 15, the rapid partition led to a population transfer of unprecedented.
Partition: Why was British India divided 75 years ago? - BBC
WEBAug 14, 2022 · When Britain granted India independence, 75 years ago, the territory it had ruled over was divided, or partitioned, into India and the new state of Pakistan (with East Pakistan later becoming ...
The Story of the 1947 Partition as Told by the People Who Were …
WEBFew Americans know the story of modern India and Pakistan’s chaotic birth in 1947, or the Partition, as it is known, when British forces hurriedly retreated from South Asia. More than 14 million people were uprooted from their ancestral homes and an estimated 3 million perished due to violence, hunger, suicide, and disease.
The Bloody Legacy of Indian Partition | The New Yorker
WEBJun 22, 2015 · In August, 1947, when, after three hundred years in India, the British finally left, the subcontinent was partitioned into two independent nation states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority...
Why the Partition of India and Pakistan still casts a long shadow …
WEBAug 2, 2022 · In the 75 years since Partition, territorial disputes between India and Pakistan have continued to simmer, erupting into four wars and ongoing cross-border attacks. And Partition is still raw for...
1947 Partition of India & Pakistan | The 1947 Partition Archive ...
WEBThe 1947 Partition of the Indian subcontinent into the independent nations of Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan was accompanied by one of the largest mass migrations in human history and violence on a scale that had seldom been seen before.
India’s Partition: A History in Photos - The New York Times
WEBAug 14, 2022 · People crowding onto trains as the partition of British India triggered one of the largest migrations in history. Muslims fled from India to Pakistan, and Hindus and Sikhs went in the opposite...
The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies - BBC
WEBMar 3, 2011 · What issues were left unresolved at the time of India's partition in 1947, and how have they continued to plague both India and Pakistan since independence?
India Partition: Roots and legacy - BBC News
WEBAug 4, 2017 · All Britain's efforts to preserve India's unity while offering safeguards for the Muslim minority had failed. In June 1947, Lord Mountbatten announced the plan for partition. The compromise...
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