NEW YORK, March 25, 2010 - "The partition of India in 1947 was the most traumatic event of the 20th century," said Jaswant Singh, an Indian politician and parliament member. "It continues to live in ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In August 1947, Great Britain relinquished its grip on 1.8 million square miles of ...
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How the UK’s partition plan tore India apart
In 1947, the British Empire drew a line across the Indian subcontinent — and changed history forever. The Partition of India ...
Reporting from Amritsar, India — Amolak Swani’s knobby fingers gripped a cane as she shuffled into the room, her daughter holding her at the elbow. She settled into a chair with a sigh and began ...
As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence this week, the legacy of the August 1947 Partition of British-ruled India that resulted in the birth of these two nations is something both are ...
Through quiet but searing installations, artist Pritika Chowdhry reckons with violence that ripples through generations: mass displacement, rape and riots tracing back to the snaking borders that ...
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticized the Partition of India, calling it a historical mistake that should never have happened. He suggested reading Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's book 'India Wins Freedom ...
EVERY year in mid-August India and Pakistan celebrate their independence in much the same way. School kids sing anthems; politicians make speeches; soldiers rattle sabres. The two countries share a ...
The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 is, in a big way, the source of many of the troubles that the region witnesses today. Much literature has been produced narrating the man-made tragedy ...
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