India was intended to be majority-Hindu and a new state – Pakistan – was created for Muslims. The division, known as partition, saw millions of Muslims moving to live in Pakistan and millions ...

But the partition of British India into the new nations by a line drawn by a civil servant on a map, triggered a series of events the consequences of which millions are still living with today.

the book lays bare how the Partition has been remembered or how it has been forgotten. More than a survey, and much more than a thematically arranged narrative, this book is an eminently readable ...

In 1947, British India was divided into two separate states, India and Pakistan. More than ten million people became refugees, and hundreds of thousands lost their lives. 70 years after partition ...