The Partition of India
In August 1947 Britain divided British India along religious lines into Hindu majority, India and Muslim majority, Pakistan. This displaced between 10 and 12 million people, creating an overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions. There was large-scale violence, with reported estimates of loss of life accompanying or preceding the partition being up to two million.
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SOUTH ASIAN
HERITAGE MONTH
We aim to celebrate and raise the profile of British South-Asian history and heritage in the UK.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Read some fascinating documents from those terrifying years
BBC Partition Voices
Listen to these stories from people who survived through partition.
PROJECT
DASTAAN
Reconnecting Partition Refugees to their ancestral home
Partition Museum
In October 2016 the first Partition Museum was opened at the Toen Hall in Amritsar
THREE POUNDS IN MY POCKET
More stories from Kavita Puri about the pioneering migrants from Indian subcontinent
