The Partition of India
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English - April 17, 2019 16:11 - 22 minutes - 22.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The independence of India was supposed to be a happy occasion, but it soon descended into unimaginable violence and suffering based on attempted religious purification.
Main sources/further reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/india-pakistan-partition-imperial-britain.html
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/the-road-to-partition/
The Great Partition: the making of India and Pakistan - Yasmin Khan
Remembering Partition: violence, nationalism and history in India - Gyanendra Pandey
Partition - Barney White-Spunner
India & Pakistan – Ian Talbot
India’s Partition – Mushirul Hasan
Facts are facts: The untold story of India’s Partition – Wali Khan