In August 1947 British India was partitioned, ending more than two hundred years of colonial rule with the creation two independent nations: India and Pakistan (comprising West and East Pakistan, present-day Bangladesh).
From the tumultuous and tragic set of events that encompass this 'Great' and 'Long' Partition, much is set in stone: partition caused the 'greatest mass movement of humanity in history'.
14.5 million refugees moved across new national borders drawn up by the British barrister Sir Cyril Radcliffe (who had famously never travelled further east than Paris before being tasked with drawing up the lines of partition).
Crudely, this was a division based upon religious affiliation, with the creation of a Muslim majority in West and East Pakistan and a Hindu majority in India.
Between 500,000 and 2 million souls perished as a result of the ensuing upheaval and violence. 80,000 women were abducted.
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