Partition: The Day India Burned (7)

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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Education

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• Independence
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• Fasting
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• Disease
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• Refugees
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[Drzhivago11]

This video should be shown in schools around South Asia.

[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..

[algoseer]

this can only be compared in history to the eccentric decision that Tughlaq took to shift the country's capital.

[alikhanc0oo0l]

That was back than they was fighting for there right but now u Fucking people still kill people for u Kali Mata isn't shame nigger????????? randi ka bachay religion ko kubhi kuch warna phat ka undar ghus gaonga!!!!!

[thaiNE1up]

@amolmshanbhag Muslims kill many Thai people in my country.

[amolmshanbhag]

TRACK RECORD SHOWS THAT ISLAM IS SUCH A NASTY RELIGION, THAT IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT ISLAM PREACHES HATRED AND MALIGN AGAINST  NON ISLAMIC PEOPLE AND PROPERTIES. ITS HIGH TIME THAT ISLAM SHOULD BE BOYCOTTED

[hyperbookslover]

@Drzhivago11 too controversial...and recent. I mean my oldest uncle was born and a child when it happened. My grandparents all lived through it.