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 ...

To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Partition of India, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour dedicated the entire programme to hearing about the forgotten women of Partition. In August 1947 ...

The 75th anniversary of the moment when India, Pakistan and what later became Bangladesh were created out of the former colony is being celebrated in South Asia this weekend. But the partition of ...

The partition of India was one of the most tumultuous historical events of the 20th century. In 1947, British India was divided into two separate states, India and Pakistan.

A counterfactual is thinking about something that might have happened but did not happen. As we celebrate yet another Republic Day, there is occasion to think of a different kind ...

India's first finance minister, R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, left behind more than just a budget speech—he provided a vital lens ...

Mohammad Ali Jinnah, a significant figure behind India's partition and the creation of Pakistan, remains etched in India's ...

Partition of Bengal gave rise to a huge body of work — in text and audio-visual — both in West Bengal in India and in East Pakistan, later Bangladesh. Here is a list of recommended books, fiction and ...

ATTARI: For the third time since the Partition, a group of Hindus arrived in India from neighbouring Pakistan carrying nearly ...

For the 3rd time since Partition, Pakistani Hindus arrive in India with 400 urns for immersion in the Ganga at Haridwar, ...