Partition: The Day India Burned (2)

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:

• Muslim
• League
• Indian
• Republic
• Hearts
• Minds
• Calcutta
• Demonstration
• Killings
• Bengal
• Mobs
• Violence
• Slaughter
• Bihar
• Noakhali
• Religious
• Hatred

[skg1984]

after 60 yrs ... the result is in front of the whole world

PAKISTAN A FAILED STATE

INDIA A GROWING SUPERPOWER

[skg1984]

@doithas is britain a nation ?? which country do u belong to england scotland wales ???

had u told uk , i would have included northern ireland

1st try to save ur kingdom scottish will fuk u english .. leave aside india .

[MrAmsterdamcity1]

@skg1984 And UK is becoming a muslim country soon. They have fallen in their own sword.

[MrAmsterdamcity1]

@johnnyein UK is becoming a Muslim country. ha ha

[poodtang1]

Before the Muslim cancer spread what is now Pakistan was Hindu.

[longchenpath]

Too bad there isn't a "delete" button for Pakistan. Women there are beautiful, and they've got some sweet music, but by and large, the lesson seems to be that Pakistan is a cesspool, a hellhole, and a primary source of much of the pain and suffering on the planet. Pakistan is to instability and terrorism what my country/USA is to consumption of the world's resources: Waaaaaaaayyyyy too big of a footprint compared to size.

[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..

[84WAKEUP]

@skg1984 u just full of hate man there r more muslims in india then pak india has he world second largest populs country and only 35% have access to toilets FACT and u call it superpower 400 million people have no toilets 800 million ppl under international poverty line

[workhardt2]

By Nature the people that have inhabited India are tolerant. We belong to the same ethnicity, share a similar culure, similar language. India should one day at least push for a merger with Bangladesh.