After 200 years of British imperial rule, India had finally achieved its independence in 1947. What should have been a moment of joyful triumph turned into a year of unthinkable bloodshed. The independence and partition of India created three separate, independent states: a Hindu India and Muslim West and East Pakistan. It was the final solution of the British Empire. FewContinue reading “Podcast: The Bloody Partition of India and Pakistan”
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The Bloody 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan
After over 100 years of British East India Company rule and another 90 years of British imperial rule, India had finally achieved its independence. What should have been a moment of joyful triumph turned into a year of unthinkable bloodshed. Indian freedom from Britain and the Partition took place on August 15, 1947. The partitionContinue reading “The Bloody 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan”