Partition: When humanity died

The historical day of August 15, 1947, when the dawn of independence appeared on India’s horizon after a 1000 years of slavery, also became a harbinger of misfortune for the country. That day saw the Partition of the subcontinent. Thirty per cent of its territory went to a nation called Pakistan. Mahatma Gandhi, who used to proclaim, “Pakistan will be made on my dead body”, became a mute spectator.

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