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Mass migration during independence of India and Pakistan in 1947

The division of British India was poorly planned and brutally carried out, as fear and revenge attacks led to a bloody sectarian ‘cleansing’

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by John Norris The term, “Indian Sub-Continent,” is often used to describe the vast area of some 1.7 million square miles that includes the countries of Bangladesh and Nepal. The...

As a result of the "last-minute" process by which the British could agree on the terms of independence, India and Pakistan were formed on August 14-15, 1947.They became independent nations on August 15, 1947.

Migration to Pakistan. Independence 1947 August

Here’s the thing about lessons: they’re often forgotten. They fade away into corners of our mind, they get all jumbled up and we remember only the whole. In this Independence Day special issue, we take you back in time – through artefacts, photographs and documents – to some historic moments that led to freedom at the stroke of midnight. | Latest News India

The creation of India and Pakistan in 1947 led to horrific sectarian violence and made millions refugees overnight. Seventy years on, five survivors remember