Partition: The Day India Burned (5)

In August 1947, the British decided to quit India after nearly 200 years of taking power. India, one the most ethnically diverse nations in the world was to be divided. One country will now become two, India and Pakistan. The once peaceful land now implodes, people are forced out the villages that they have lived in for generations. 15 million scramble to be on the right side of the boarder, at least 1 million die in the process. Communities that have lived together for centuries turn on each other in one of the worst communal massacres of the 20th century. Britain the once great colonial power looks on as India Burns.

Date: 14/08/2007

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Princely
• States
• Delhi
• Settlement
• Religious
• Cleansing

[vik2008USA]

not even 1 sensible comment here.. Idiots are living on both the sides..

[rodrigodasilvas]

@Hafizhaseebify There Sikhs and Muslims in the pther parts

[Hafizhaseebify]

I think it is baised because of the interviewers are hindus from India.only is from Pakistan

[thelastaccount1]

totally unnecessary violence, killings, senseless murders..

may humanity learn from such horrors and not plunge itself into more madness.

[princeoftanol]

he was stupid,..racist,...and give favour to hindus and sikhs,..

[princeoftanol]

he was stupid,..racist,...and give favour to hindus and sikhs,..

[rishisimply]

thumbs up for united states of india and pakistan

[anshulw]

Thanks for uploading

[123QasimAli]

uneven divide