A literary event at Delhi University discussed the 1947 Partition of India, analyzing its socio-political impacts and ...

Lord Louis Mountbatten, viceroy of India, discusses Britain's partition plan with Hindu and Muslim leaders in the summer of 1947. AP Photo/Max Desfor For both nations, independence almost immediately ...

Mahatma Gandhi, who used passive resistance in the fight for Indian independence, is known worldwide as a symbol of peace. But Americans know much less about the violence that erupted when the British ...

A viral video of an abandoned Punjab railway track has revived memories of the 1947 Partition, sparking emotional ...

This month, India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence. But the scars of a violent partition linger. An oral history project is racing... Giving Voice To Memories From 1947 Partition And ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The ceasefire deal ...

In his new book, Midnight's Furies, Nisid Hajari describes the riots and massacres that ensued after Pakistan was established as a separate state,... India's 1947 Partition And The 'Deadly Legacy' ...

As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence this week, the legacy of the August 1947 Partition of British-ruled India that resulted in the birth of these two nations is something both are ...

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