Modern Era · South Asia · Politics
1947
Indian Independence and Partition
August 15, 1947
At midnight, Nehru spoke of a tryst with destiny as India became free. But the freedom came twinned with partition - a line drawn by a British lawyer who had never been to India split the subcontinent into India and Pakistan. Twelve million people fled across the new borders. A million died in the crossing. Independence tasted of ash and joy together.
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- India and Pakistan gain independence · South Asia · Politics
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