Partition: The Day India Burned (9)

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

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[longchenpath]

Isn't religion wonderful?

[kashmirpandit]

The Moral of the Story as said in the end..........."WHAT DID ANYBODY GET OUT OF IT"!!!!!!!

[MrAmsterdamcity1]

The Hindu and British guy make me sick. The Hindu makes stupid remarks with his "we didn't treat the muslims right". And that Brit with his "we couldn't stop the violence". Nonsence!! They wanted teh violence. They delibraly started the violence.

[vik2008USA]

My grandfather's all brothers and sisters were killed. They were in Quetta. Few of our uncles were in Army n our family were escorted but most of the people were killed in Pakistan per the stories i have heard. For muslims, it was about pure pakistan free of any kafirs. Millions of hindus were in far south west of pakistan in Sindh. For them it was an ordeal to travel such a distance and most of them accepted Islam to live. Their grand children now living in pak would be hating hindus. Irony..

[coolanim]

I think Pakistan could have separated peacefully without this mass migration

[qwerty51899]

standard BBC fare...politically correct and logically incorrect analysis..

[kissmyass11]

all that mindless bloodshed what as india and pakistan gained coruption, greed in goverment the poor and still poor yet countless lives were lost!!!!

[nobbby100]

Muslim=?

[honydeecent]

im syed yawar abbas from cyprus 003579668824.i m very intersting abot whole subcontinent.wht happend tht bloody game was been played n whole india im surprise to c why hindu sikhs killd to muslims and muslims killd to both.i will say when im sitting n europe,tht these 3ree nations r foolsh,cruel.dishonest. i feel shame tht im indian r muslim. i want to c my country like other country happy ,peacefull .